popularscreensaverssetup2.3.50.56.zrfox000.exe

My Web Search Bar Installer

Fun Web Products

The application popularscreensaverssetup2.3.50.56.zrfox000.exe by Fun Web Products has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
MyWebSearch.com  (signed by Fun Web Products)

Product:
My Web Search Bar Installer

Version:
2, 0, 0, 8

MD5:
a4180ec7ef17d82f703b4a0a9874cca7

SHA-1:
cee5779c8d66d0186ed67bca7fd6f44d5248f7aa

SHA-256:
064d97f85a907f1bc42f069af6f8e3be463f0a8ad2c12ce74c230091f992621c

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:36:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150604

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2016.0.3088

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.2543938
1.0.20.775

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/18155

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader5.20968
9.0.1.0155

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.2543938
8.15.06.04.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.8840

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/MyWebSearch
6/4/2015

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

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.2543938
11.2015-04-06_5

G Data
Trojan.Generic.2543938
15.6.22

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
t3scan.2.0.127

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.1936

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.2543938
16.0.0.465

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.MyWebSearch.rlmlx
0.26.0.55041

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Mindspark
15.6.4.16

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R23B1G9
7.2.155

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.BHORA.0586
3.12.24.2

VIPRE Antivirus
21806

File size:
2.7 MB (2,823,664 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 8

Copyright:
Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Original file name:
mwsSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\popularscreensaverssetup2.3.50.56.zrfox000.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2008 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/20/2010 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fun Web Products, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Fun Web Products, L=White Plains, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7469E97907F383E4FF81AE9B045C64AA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/16/2009 5:25:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:2ZTQsOV08va+TGBIp1fbbW/JSFTeWxzoFf/XLIZg6QpwalziPDzS/O:mHOewl1fbb8JsTxo1vLX6Qhlzg

Entry address:
0x309C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 28, 41, 40, 00, A3, 7C, 58, 40, 00, FF, 15, 8C, 40, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 88, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 60, 41, 40, 00, 3C, 22, 75, 1B, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 74, 04, 84, C0, 75, F1, 80, 3E, 22, 75, 15, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, EB, 0E, 3C, 20, 7E, 0A, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, F6, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 74, 04, 3C, 20, 7E, E1, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 84, 40, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.9406

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)