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smileycentralpfsetup2.3.90.20.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 smileycentralpfsetup2.3.90.20.znman000.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 19 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:
69356723101494ce96364d545b916d6d

SHA-1:
fcf573a83bfbc73652f330532d2935976a83b3ad

SHA-256:
587a55da4c7c5ca932cd97e20dd1b91466c460ba8361cfac578ebdd4884cb6b9

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
4/20/2024 2:59:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
2014.06.04

avast!
Win32:Mywebsearch-R [PUP]
2014.9-141216

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2015.0.3259

Bkav FE
W32.Clodde3.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/213

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18424

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.53383
9.0.1.0350

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.9888

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Toolbar_fam.NB
12/16/2014

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.2789

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Mywebsearch.dilzk
0.28.0.60100

nProtect
Joke/W32.Screensaver.3700152.B
14.06.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/WebSearch
14.12.16.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Trojan.Generic
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.c
14.12.16.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1275703B!309686331
23.00.65.141214

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.WebSearch.14605
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
29902

File size:
3.5 MB (3,700,152 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\smileycentralpfsetup2.3.90.20.znman000.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
5/6/2012 4:59:59 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:
8/8/2011 11:15:18 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:jhrjMQGqNlK7PsJ3tOMeqqlMbKxd8DT9vdUJMJYLzCLGSZmtJKJ2pW7S/O4H9Igj:1r4mqPQtbtqlR6dJz7sb47GO4O+

Entry address:
0x31B5

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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Entropy:
7.9633

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

The file smileycentralpfsetup2.3.90.20.znman000.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/mindspark/.../SmileyCentralPFSetup2.3.90.20.ZNman000.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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