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NP4wStub.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 NP4wStub.DLL, “MindSpark Toolbar Platform Plugin Stub for 32-bit Windows” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the Mozilla Firefox web browser as an extension/plugin as ‘@Retrogamer_4w.com/Plugin’.
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:
3c053dfa6c0d0d40a63ec6676271fb5f

SHA-1:
969493325cacfa201c5692c3e47405a5850812e4

SHA-256:
ad0398c1b526fd534c6500f9f8e7da03851d978737198248f2f967fdc37782da

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:52:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140729

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2015.0.3398

Dr.Web
Tool.InstallToolbar.5
9.0.1.0210

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch
8.8793

F-Prot
W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of np2zstub.dll (Adware)
2014.9.10.4

Reason Heuristics
Plugin.MyWebSearch.MozillaPlugin.I
14.8.8.2

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1IJ
7.2.253

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
21418

File size:
29.9 KB (30,648 bytes)

Product version:
2, 3, 0, 0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Original file name:
NP4wStub.DLL

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\retrogamer_4w\bar\1.bin\np4wstub.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/31/2010 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2012 2:59:59 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:
5/13/2011 9:56:33 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:6c+ww1b4KcJ4xWtsOQWhsSxC+ebCf3EkQpkqs1IPMyowJL/F3G2:mb4X4WtZQW3x0bCf1qMYJL02

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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Entropy:
2.9194

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
4 KB (4,096 bytes)

Mozilla Plugin
Name:
@Retrogamer_4w.com/Plugin


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