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mywebfacesetup2.3.70.1.grman000.exe

My Web Search Bar Installer

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (MyWebSearch.com/Ask) browser toolbar which provides the offer to the end user to install the toolbar and set the browser's search, home page and new tab to an Ask.com search destination. The application mywebfacesetup2.3.70.1.grman000.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 19 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer 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 Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
My Web Search Bar Installer

Version:
2, 0, 0, 11

MD5:
86420466db14b2e624404a3aa6172f35

SHA-1:
9315acba45ff4487ab2bedc059e4e9cba2514101

SHA-256:
36dea7da02557e4b524ddbf1e435cb182abaf0d7eaed1b87a7f7a3f1f549333e

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:15:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen
2014.9-150831

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2016.0.3000

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/18011

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
8715

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.29
9.0.1.0243

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Garbage!IK
8.15.08.31.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.6124

Fortinet FortiGate
Misc/Mywebsearch
8/31/2015

F-Prot
W32/Mywebsearch.A.gen
v6.4.6.2.117

F-Secure
Adware:W32/FunWeb.F
11.2015-31-08_2

G Data
Win32:Adware-gen
15.8.22

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Garbage
t3scan.1.1.103.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.103.4648

Norman
W32/Suspicious_Gen2.CGULG
11.20150831

Prevx
Low Risk Adware
3.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Installer (M)
15.8.31.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.MyWebSearch
9658

Vba32 AntiVirus
Garbage.WebToolbar.aq
3.12.16.0

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch Toolbar
9294

File size:
3.1 MB (3,253,680 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 11

Copyright:
Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Original file name:
mwsSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mywebfacesetup2.3.70.1.grman000.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/31/2010 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2012 12:59:59 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 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
41730EB0E6D92A476E16628A0DBEFB36

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2010 11:35:56 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:7yyil997a1ri66Xg36BDzIb+ycl+sz4desStDeSe:+yAFXcf0lAdesoSSe

Entry address:
0x3187

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 28, 41, 40, 00, A3, 5C, 59, 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:
7.9812

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

The file mywebfacesetup2.3.70.1.grman000.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/mindspark/.../MyWebFaceSetup2.3.70.1.GRman000.exe

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)

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