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popularscreensaverssetup2.3.96.3.zrchr999.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 popularscreensaverssetup2.3.96.3.zrchr999.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 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 Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
My Web Search Bar Installer

Version:
2, 0, 0, 11

MD5:
afb6e3e53fe0e880b49a518617f419ee

SHA-1:
685f6a4da8c7b2d6e347bea47af4b45e5e98dc41

SHA-256:
f0131211d3d2985502790759bca8a7a3ed672a3d0a66911d868e846b52b4aa62

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/19/2024 7:24:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.FunWeb
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
2013.02.19

avast!
Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP]
2014.9-140818

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2015.0.3378

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
15295

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.WebToolbar.Win32.FunWeb.AMN
8.14.08.18.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.8022

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/FunWeb
8/18/2014

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Mywebsearch.dilzk
0.22.8.50287

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.f
14.8.18.21

Rising Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.12A98EFA
23.00.65.14816

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.MyWebSearch-Installer
10413

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.MyWebSearch
3.12.20.2

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
15616

File size:
3.5 MB (3,708,360 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:\users\{user}\downloads\popularscreensaverssetup2.3.96.3.zrchr999.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/30/2010 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2012 5:59:59 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:
10/14/2011 9:27:57 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:TK4DxTujD3L3d8uZhw9OV8oEeTNcvmhGm3:TNxTujn3d8ql6+Gm

Entry address:
0x33BF

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 28, 41, 40, 00, A3, E4, 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:
7.9618

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

The file popularscreensaverssetup2.3.96.3.zrchr999.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/mindspark/.../PopularScreensaversSetup2.3.96.3.ZRchr999.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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