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readingfanatic.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

The application readingfanatic.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from ak.imgfarm.com.
Publisher:
Mindspark Interactive Network  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e814f71b420c3455061d136895f424bd

SHA-1:
46c7f73f4e485f2751874fe2583b6681c5ff7345

SHA-256:
f08a555cc610a8498d15484a3e824aa7b7d3e4570b8563b6225dd0a54c969030

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 11:44:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark (M)
16.8.9.15

File size:
374.5 KB (383,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\readingfanatic.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2015 8:59:59 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:
8/21/2013 1:33:23 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:PRb/yh1449vJtwsea0eiY/lot3AhQ/JKv0srILCNmK:Jbah1HYxbnq3rIL+b

Entry address:
0x1862

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, D8, 30, 40, 00, A3, FC, 43, 40, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 30, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 68, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, E4, 30, 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, 64, 30, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 bytes)

The file readingfanatic.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/209595816.LAESLA.1/.../ReadingFanatic.exe

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