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NPgcStub.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 NPgcStub.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 ‘@WeatherBlink.com/Plugin’.

File name:

NPgcStub.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:

5e4a403bdbe9257f83724922d2bfcc50

SHA-1:

a40646ea8de3835c08db3134f47378bf4695c41c

SHA-256:

60c625c9d5b759af6cc06a53a65d84299f14c612c1ee82fa9a846427fc485ffd

Scanner detections:

13 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

5/9/2024 1:41:16 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.WebSearch

7.1.1

avast!

Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]

2014.9-140829

AVG

Zango

2015.0.3367

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch

4.0.3.14829

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AI

8.10304

F-Prot

W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11623

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.MindSpark

v2014.08.29.04

Panda Antivirus

Adware/WebSearch

14.08.29.04

Reason Heuristics

Plugin.MyWebSearch.Toolbar.I

14.8.29.16

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Graftor

10392

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0910

7.2.241

VIPRE Antivirus

MyWebSearch.J

32494

File size:

47.4 KB (48,512 bytes)

Product version:

2, 3, 0, 0

Original file name:

NPgcStub.DLL

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\weatherblink\bar\1.bin\npgcstub.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:fBvLNz59OSdszaZfIkzhSvsVnEEDaqoKQKeer0zOKcjOr:fBRXOSdTfIk1tt3wzOKyOr

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:

@WeatherBlink.com/Plugin

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