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mywebfacesetup2.3.90.20.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 mywebfacesetup2.3.90.20.grman000.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 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 Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
My Web Search Bar Installer

Version:
2, 0, 0, 11

MD5:
22563b3e5859d8731ff69d3b559c4200

SHA-1:
d104da05563f796bd33b8128b87ca92debc1cf93

SHA-256:
abf61ed16f0f0030772d1cfd10cda347a2fbae8bed599963614804a6d23341f4

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
4/19/2024 8:17:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
2014.02.11

avast!
Win32:Mywebsearch-R [PUP]
2014.9-150228

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2016.0.3184

Bkav FE
W32.Clod80d.Trojan
1.3.0.4924

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17761

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.47
9.0.1.059

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.9405

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Toolbar_fam.NB
2/28/2015

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.2416

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Mywebsearch.dilzk
0.28.0.57630

nProtect
Joke/W32.Screensaver.3696048
14.02.10.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Mindspark
15.2.28.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.12A32A62!312683106
23.00.65.15226

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.WebSearch.14605
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
26346

File size:
3.5 MB (3,696,048 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\mywebfacesetup2.3.90.20.grman000.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/31/2010 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2012 1:59:59 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:
8/8/2011 8:14:31 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:khrjMQGqNlK7PsJ3tOMeqqlMbKxd8DT9vdUJMJYLzCLGSZmtJKJ2pW7S/O4H9Igy:Mr4mqPQtbtqlR6dJz7sb47GO4Ob

Entry address:
0x31B5

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:
7.9851

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

The file mywebfacesetup2.3.90.20.grman000.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/mindspark/.../MyWebFaceSetup2.3.90.20.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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