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mywebfacesetup2.3.50.56_2.grfox000.exe

My Web Search Bar Installer

Starnet Interactive Inc.

The application mywebfacesetup2.3.50.56_2.grfox000.exe by Starnet Interactive has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
MyWebSearch.com  (signed by Starnet Interactive Inc.)

Product:
My Web Search Bar Installer

Version:
2, 0, 0, 8

MD5:
8973e298bfee3e3ac59ab0df4e4e17ca

SHA-1:
d6417e688ec9a541b68351e21e724b64e0719215

SHA-256:
0e2a0afef935c24dfb5ace39a75dbcba5bf26ea941d63f35381bc284f1517a05

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
5/18/2024 6:55:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
2013.09.13

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150116

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2016.0.3228

Baidu Antivirus
WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
4.0.3.15116

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.2996107
1.0.20.80

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/18155

Dr.Web
Trojan.Funweb.98
9.0.1.016

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.2996107
8.15.01.16.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.8792

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/MyWebSearch
1/16/2015

F-Prot
W32/Mywebsearch.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.2996107
11.2015-16-01_6

G Data
Trojan.Generic.2996107
15.1.22

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
t3scan.2.0.127

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.2996107
16.0.0.48

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.MyWebSearch.bokrrc
0.26.0.54404

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.StarnetInteractive.b
15.1.16.6

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R23B1LC
7.2.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.BHORA.0586
3.12.24.2

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch Toolbar (not malicious)
21406

File size:
2.7 MB (2,819,632 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 8

Copyright:
Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Original file name:
mwsSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mywebfacesetup2.3.50.56_2.grfox000.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Starnet Interactive Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/6/2009 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/7/2010 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Starnet Interactive Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Starnet Interactive Inc., L=White Plains, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
15FA638CE6F123DA4CE79C4B5AA221AF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/23/2009 2:37:26 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:4ZTQsOV08va+TGBIp1fbbW/JSFTeWxzoFf/XLIZg6QpwalziPDzS/Zf:MHOewl1fbb8JsTxo1vLX6Qhlzgu

Entry address:
0x309C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 28, 41, 40, 00, A3, 44, 58, 40, 00, FF, 15, 8C, 40, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 88, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 60, 41, 40, 00, 3C, 22, 75, 1B, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 74, 04, 84, C0, 75, F1, 80, 3E, 22, 75, 15, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, EB, 0E, 3C, 20, 7E, 0A, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, F6, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 74, 04, 3C, 20, 7E, E1, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 84, 40, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.9744

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

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