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NP8hStub.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 NP8hStub.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 ‘@Allin1Convert_8h.com/Plugin’. This file is typically installed with the program Allin1Convert Internet Explorer Toolbar by Mindspark Interactive Network which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

NP8hStub.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:

cc5d2ad96dd0d7a61edac1518dd87282

SHA-1:

b6445fb15b7d9d38e34593b29c9b20495536a34d

SHA-256:

6301650407565888d95e06cf243a9d4a11653109964082e64f9b0b2bcc2ba0e5

Scanner detections:

11 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

4/29/2024 5:57:05 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]

2014.9-140331

AVG

Zango

2015.0.3519

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch

4.0.3.1488

Boost by Reason

Optional.MozillaPlugin.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.I

188838

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch

8.9274

F-Prot

W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

Panda Antivirus

Adware/WebSearch

14.08.08.02

Reason Heuristics

Plugin.MyWebSearch.MozillaPlugin.I

14.8.8.2

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Undef

10695

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0827

7.2.90

VIPRE Antivirus

MyWebSearch.J

22590

File size:

47.4 KB (48,520 bytes)

Product version:

2, 3, 0, 0

Original file name:

NP8hStub.DLL

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\allin1convert_8h\bar\1.bin\np8hstub.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/10/2012 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:

5/7/2015 7:59:59 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 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:

3/7/2014 2:59:22 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

768:gBvLNz59OSdszaZfIkzhSvbVnEEDa0oKQKeetrCKajO58:gBRXOSdTfIk1ej3NCKgO58

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:

6.1285

Code size:

19.5 KB (19,968 bytes)

Mozilla Plugin

Name:

@Allin1Convert_8h.com/Plugin

The file NP8hStub.DLL has been discovered within the following program.

Allin1Convert Internet Explorer Toolbar by Mindspark Interactive Network

Functionality of the toolbar includes: - Changing the web browser's default home page to MyWebSearch.com. - Changing the browser's search provider, built-in search box to MyWebSearch.com. - Ability to modify the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page.

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