popularscreensaverssetup2.3.50.60.zrfox000.exe

My Web Search Bar Installer

Fun Web Products

The application popularscreensaverssetup2.3.50.60.zrfox000.exe by Fun Web Products has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ak.exe.imgfarm.com.
Publisher:
MyWebSearch.com  (signed by Fun Web Products)

Product:
My Web Search Bar Installer

Version:
2, 0, 0, 9

MD5:
2645f32f8bc93728f30c741fe4838007

SHA-1:
8af593e872966b912298c22a693ce02492581aba

SHA-256:
edec07f665f2973e8fb28a8f4aa763cd669483af16470bdaf7948ef7f49c5011

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
4/26/2024 12:19:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
2014.10.13

avast!
Win32:Mywebsearch-R [PUP]
2014.9-141127

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2015.0.3277

Bkav FE
W32.Clod881.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader5.20968
9.0.1.0331

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.10550

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/MyWebSearch
11/27/2014

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

G Data
Win32.Application.Mywebsearch
14.11.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.2881

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.MyWebSearch.rlmlx
0.28.2.62483

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FunWebProducts.g
14.11.27.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1252398D!307378573
23.00.65.141125

VIPRE Antivirus
33856

ViRobot
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
2.7 MB (2,819,568 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 9

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\popularscreensaverssetup2.3.50.60.zrfox000.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2008 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/20/2010 3:59:59 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:
11/5/2009 6:43:58 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:eVTVK5V0nLZUYOBQLICq2Zy/+vIzV4xk2dHLDGTVnW/wKKP8vt2f3tX:ePjnLyrBAICJE+vIZwk2dHGTVncCPwtc

Entry address:
0x3157

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:
7.9397

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

The file popularscreensaverssetup2.3.50.60.zrfox000.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.