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smileycentralpfsetup2.3.76.6.znman000.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 smileycentralpfsetup2.3.76.6.znman000.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:
12d42a5c1e9404650e61515263d896c9

SHA-1:
432b93246ed61ec9d6b0c1e1105979686328ad53

SHA-256:
1606e3a7f0cbca3c9bcda342c60f02900e616ba696f8d601bb9a99ab81291f1d

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:
5/10/2024 11:29:06 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
2013.08.31

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150830

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2016.0.3001

Bkav FE
W32.Clodbb4.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18059

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader5.36006
9.0.1.0242

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.8746

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/MyWebSearch
8/30/2015

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mywebfacesetup2.3.76.6.grman000.exe (Adware)
2015.10.27.1

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

MicroWorld eScan
AdInstaller.FunWeb
16.0.0.726

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.FunWeb.giett
0.28.0.58873

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Installer (M)
15.8.30.21

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.USBH31ACN
7.2.242

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
28088

File size:
3.1 MB (3,265,976 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\smileycentralpfsetup2.3.76.6.znman000.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/31/2010 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2012 1:59:59 AM

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:
12/16/2010 4:38:57 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:L1CFLqvqc0A+ZbSZinjQY+5fvoq1J7b4gcSP6W:L4FGqc0AOSgnp4t1JZiW

Entry address:
0x3187

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 28, 41, 40, 00, A3, 74, 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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

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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