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NP49Stub.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 NP49Stub.DLL, “Mindspark Toolbar Platform Plugin Stub for 32-bit Windows” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the Mozilla Firefox web browser as an extension/plugin as ‘@UtilityChest_49.com/Plugin’.

File name:

NP49Stub.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:

4a9cc937ae9e4bfc69fbf14b3295df2d

SHA-1:

464eacfece7cab4b9dbf908a79403884e84d5478

SHA-256:

9b4aad513b3ce88793afe36a0d9dd2fb0661cbc75cba3a8b0c43c50f9cf550c2

Scanner detections:

13 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

4/16/2024 5:49:38 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]

140617-1

AVG

AdPlugin

2015.0.3398

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch

4.0.3.14729

Boost by Reason

Optional.MozillaPlugin.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.I

188838

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch

8.9974

F-Prot

W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of np8hstub.dll (Adware)

2014.9.10.4

nProtect

Adware/W32.Agent.31112

13.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/WebSearch

14.07.29.07

Reason Heuristics

Plugin.MyWebSearch.MozillaPlugin.I

14.8.8.2

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Graftor

10453

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0613

7.2.210

VIPRE Antivirus

MyWebSearch.J

30484

File size:

47.4 KB (48,520 bytes)

Product version:

2, 3, 0, 0

Original file name:

NP49Stub.DLL

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\utilitychest_49\bar\1.bin\np49stub.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:

3/6/2014 12:59:22 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

768:JBvLNz59OSdszaZfIkzhSvbVnEEDaToKQKeetr1KKjOPF:JBRXOSdTfIk1eQ3N1KQOPF

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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Code size:

19.5 KB (19,968 bytes)

Mozilla Plugin

Name:

@UtilityChest_49.com/Plugin

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