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popularscreensaverssetup2.3.78.26.zrman000.exe

My Web Search Bar Installer

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (MyWebSearch.com/Ask) browser toolbar which provides the offer to the end user to install the toolbar and set the browser's search, home page and new tab to an Ask.com search destination. The application popularscreensaverssetup2.3.78.26.zrman000.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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.
Publisher:
MyWebSearch.com  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
My Web Search Bar Installer

Version:
2, 0, 0, 11

MD5:
6fb7346acf327e596b138d1dffeaea00

SHA-1:
b2cefcb7b2c85a0647303755794bfbe6cf66e5db

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 2:02:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
2014.11.02

avast!
Win32:Mywebsearch-R [PUP]
2014.9-150219

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2016.0.3193

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
19966

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.53383
9.0.1.050

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.10656

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Toolbar_fam.NB
2/19/2015

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

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.2461

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.MyWebSearch.ensmz
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Abuse-Worry/W32.MyWebSearch.3294664
14.10.31.01

Quick Heal
WebToolbar.MyWebSearch.g4 (Not a Virus)
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Mindspark
15.2.19.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1316DABE!320264894
23.00.65.15217

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.WebSearch.14605
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
34446

File size:
3.1 MB (3,294,664 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 11

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

Original file name:
mwsSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\popularscreensaverssetup2.3.78.26.zrman000.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/30/2010 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2012 7:59:59 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 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:
3/19/2011 11:16:40 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:McS2ULGXEFlVoC9ieYXmy3qLHjvFcy7FpetgiZFrnNYX6d1Nm0uWNrbHil:MR2oFl8eu/+Jcy7ze+gYq4WR

Entry address:
0x3187

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 28, 41, 40, 00, A3, 9C, 59, 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:
7.9539

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

The file popularscreensaverssetup2.3.78.26.zrman000.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/mindspark/.../PopularScreensaversSetup2.3.78.26.ZRman000.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www187.mindspark.com  (74.113.233.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to anx.mindspark.com  (74.113.233.187:80)

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