myscrapnookcrxsetup.f0ed2ae1-abaa-4df7-976d-5a2ad5e52481.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

The application myscrapnookcrxsetup.f0ed2ae1-abaa-4df7-976d-5a2ad5e52481.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program My Scrap Nook Toolbar Chrome Extension by Mindspark Interactive Network. This version of the file will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from ak.imgfarm.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address anx.mindspark.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
My Scrap Nook  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
My Scrap Nook

Version:
2.2.1.2

MD5:
8b2a1edf45eca7ec297ec5f9f334fa9d

SHA-1:
3514c700c0a50de1bebdd4f6f7a3fe2c4d91c345

SHA-256:
1edd393341a1ca5b74dacbf48db093ad80e0903c1092698e0138112e8847e789

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:37:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
2014.01.23

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-150125

AVG
Zango
2016.0.3219

Dr.Web
9.0.1.025

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MyScrapNook.A
v2015.01.25.12

NANO AntiVirus
0.28.0.57380

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Mindspark
15.1.25.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.14B8B461!347649121
23.00.65.15123

VIPRE Antivirus
25714

File size:
3 MB (3,116,936 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.1.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012, 2013

Original file name:
12Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\myscrapnookcrxsetup.f0ed2ae1-abaa-4df7-976d-5a2ad5e52481.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/10/2012 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Mindspark Interactive Network, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Mindspark Interactive Network, L=White Plains, S=NewYork, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
098417F7EA6406EC7B320590E17A65B7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/25/2013 11:50:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:6C/l6cFTQtrWof7EaCp01a9Ac7V+of+Tur0+HSFEy++EzFUj/i5axc:9d61rWatC19N7V6yrJHSFp+Dn

Entry address:
0x235A1

Entry point:
E8, A5, 6E, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, C1, 8B, 4D, 08, C7, 00, F8, 9A, 43, 00, 8B, 09, 89, 48, 04, C6, 40, 08, 00, 5D, C2, 08, 00, 8B, 41, 04, 85, C0, 75, 05, B8, 00, 9B, 43, 00, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 74, 2D, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 34, FD, FF, FF, 8D, 70, 01, 56, E8, 0C, D7, FF, FF, 59, 59, 89, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, 56, 50, E8, DE, 6E, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, C6, 47, 08, 01, 5E, 5F, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 56, 8B, F1, 80, 7E, 08, 00, 74, 09, FF...
 
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Entropy:
6.1704

Packer / compiler:
PEQuake V0.06

Code size:
218.5 KB (223,744 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
My Scrap Nook Toolbar Chrome Extension

Display publisher:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files\MyScrapNook_12 Chrome Extension\bar\MyScrapNookCrxSetup.F0ED2AE1-ABAA-4DF7-976D-5A2AD5E52481.exe /u mindsparktoolbarkey="MyScrapNook_12 Chrome Extension"


The file myscrapnookcrxsetup.f0ed2ae1-abaa-4df7-976d-5a2ad5e52481.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www187.mindspark.com  (74.113.233.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to anx.mindspark.com  (74.113.233.187:80)