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NP12Stub.DLL

MindSpark Toolbar Platform Plugin Stub

Mindspark Interactive Network

This library is part of the Mindspark toolbar which uses the Ask.com search property to install a web browser extension and modify the browser's search, home and new tab features in order to redirect web searches to the IAC property. The module NP12Stub.DLL, “MindSpark Toolbar Platform Plugin Stub for 32-bit Windows” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the Mozilla Firefox web browser as an extension/plugin as ‘@MyScrapNook_12.com/Plugin’. This file is typically installed with the program My Scrap Nook Internet Explorer Toolbar by Mindspark Interactive Network which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

NP12Stub.DLL

Publisher:

MindSpark (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:

MindSpark Toolbar Platform Plugin Stub

Description:

MindSpark Toolbar Platform Plugin Stub for 32-bit Windows

Version:

1, 0, 1, 1

MD5:

2c09ce23627e3b2b45e4c6d7c4f3b78c

SHA-1:

f6c12086ad2401cb01a9e47108f595866caa51ed

SHA-256:

8909872e31deae5d48b31a688fc274f3c4129c9e0597e913f84679abfea52079

Scanner detections:

11 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

Part of the MyWebSearch/Mindspark/Ask web browser extension and toolbar.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 9:01:00 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]

2014.9-140729

AVG

Zango

2015.0.3398

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch

4.0.3.14729

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch

8.8677

F-Prot

W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of np49stub.dll (Adware)

2014.9.10.4

Panda Antivirus

Adware/WebSearch

14.07.29.07

Reason Heuristics

Plugin.MyWebSearch.MozillaPlugin.I

14.8.8.2

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Undef

10453

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0515

7.2.210

VIPRE Antivirus

MyWebSearch.J

28978

File size:

30.4 KB (31,112 bytes)

Product version:

2, 3, 0, 0

Original file name:

NP12Stub.DLL

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\myscrapnook_12\bar\1.bin\np12stub.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/9/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

5/6/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:

5/30/2013 5:39:26 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

192:Ne+ww1b4KcJxTWtnGIWhTnYe+PjPc+rO4dj+vyge8r9ZCspE+TMgrlCh+:Nb4X1WtGIW5nYPLcHuVteMub

Entry address:

0x10B3

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 75, 0B, 89, 35, CC, 30, 00, 10, E8, 20, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 56, E8, 47, 02, 00, 00, 83, 7D, 0C, 00, 8B, F0, 75, 05, E8, 3E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 68, A8, 30, 00, 10, FF, 15, 40, 20, 00, 10, 68, 14, 30, 00, 10, 68, 00, 30, 00, 10, E8, 03, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 08, 3B, 74, 24, 0C, 73, 0D, 8B, 06, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 83, C6, 04, EB, ED, 5E, C3, A1, C8, 30, 00, 10, 85, C0, 74, 2F, 8B, 0D, C4, 30, 00, 10, 56, 8D... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

4 KB (4,096 bytes)

Mozilla Plugin

Name:

@MyScrapNook_12.com/Plugin

The file NP12Stub.DLL has been discovered within the following program.

My Scrap Nook Internet Explorer Toolbar by Mindspark Interactive Network

This is a web browser extension/toolbar that will modify the user's home page and search provider to Ask.com.

support.mindspark.com

66% remove it

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