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NP1gStub.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 NP1gStub.DLL, “Mindspark Toolbar Platform Plugin Stub for 32-bit Windows” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the Mozilla Firefox web browser as an extension/plugin as ‘@InboxAce_1g.com/Plugin’.

File name:

NP1gStub.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, 2, 0

MD5:

353a75593d88ae13905fab9027ae2b8d

SHA-1:

fe9c9ed5a3d2b0154051a20fc81e106403dacd89

SHA-256:

ea0fa5e32c3448eab3900cad56fdee1c324e11a05186ca116825b13e48ad8ae6

Scanner detections:

17 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

4/18/2024 2:37:08 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]

2014.9-140725

AVG

Zango

2015.0.3403

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch

4.0.3.14725

Bkav FE

W32.Clod7a2.Trojan

1.3.0.4562

Boost by Reason

Optional.MozillaPlugin.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.I

188838

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch

8.8831

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Websearch

7/25/2014

F-Prot

W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.WebSearch

14.0.0.3508

Malwarebytes

PUP.MyWebSearch

v2014.07.25.10

McAfee

Artemis!A11974339FB5

5600.7059

Panda Antivirus

Adware/WebSearch

14.07.25.10

Reason Heuristics

Plugin.MyWebSearch.MozillaPlugin.I

14.8.8.2

Sophos

Generic PUA AO

4.93

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Graftor

10462

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0611

7.2.206

VIPRE Antivirus

MyWebSearch.J

30416

File size:

47.4 KB (48,504 bytes)

Product version:

2, 3, 0, 0

Original file name:

NP1gStub.DLL

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\inboxace_1g\bar\1.bin\np1gstub.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/9/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

5/6/2015 4:59:59 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:

3/14/2014 4:47:43 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

768:hBvLNz59OSdszaZfIkzhSvsVnEEDaEoKQKeerzAKxjOf:hBRXOSdTfIk1tn3nAK9Of

Entry address:

0x1940

Entry point:

8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, D8, 17, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 40, 9C, 00, 10, 89, 0D, 3C, 9C, 00, 10, 89, 15, 38, 9C, 00, 10, 89, 1D, 34, 9C, 00, 10, 89, 35, 30, 9C, 00, 10, 89, 3D, 2C, 9C, 00, 10, 66, 8C, 15, 58, 9C, 00, 10, 66, 8C, 0D, 4C, 9C, 00, 10, 66, 8C, 1D, 28, 9C, 00, 10, 66, 8C, 05, 24, 9C, 00, 10, 66, 8C, 25, 20, 9C, 00, 10, 66, 8C, 2D, 1C, 9C, 00, 10, 9C, 8F, 05, 50, 9C... 
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Entropy:

6.1291

Code size:

19.5 KB (19,968 bytes)

Mozilla Plugin

Name:

@InboxAce_1g.com/Plugin

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