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televisionfanatic.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

The application televisionfanatic.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. This version of the file will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Mindspark Interactive Network  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f20b2975f3bced27ab8c34f89aff01af

SHA-1:
dab1f732fb29228b539a0ba81b6f2d53939d3672

SHA-256:
9e894b0f3f57f23d603affffaec7ec47db273137e648d9bf65d3ecda7aa2b7b3

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 5:59:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.FunWeb
2014.06.04

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-150330

AVG
Zango
2016.0.3154

Bkav FE
W32.Clodf02.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.50
9.0.1.089

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdInstaller (variant)
9.9888

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Vittalia
3/30/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MindSpark.A
v2015.03.30.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MyWebSearch.crfjnq
0.28.0.60100

Panda Antivirus
Application/FunWeb
15.03.30.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark
15.3.30.22

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
29902

File size:
432.9 KB (443,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\televisionfanatic.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/10/2012 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2015 9:59:59 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 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:
11/20/2013 7:58:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:zPlCsM7XBboisD9CwoyqKc8ZC1yebiZx/RgeNG1UmGEj43dfhh/Vf:zt/MBbfBlydc8ZC1yeeX+2ETGrV/B

Entry address:
0x280C

Entry point:
E8, DE, 25, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 56, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, E8, E8, 40, FB, FF, FF, 8B, 5D, 08, BE, 00, 01, 00, 00, 3B, DE, 73, 54, 8B, 4D, E8, 83, B9, AC, 00, 00, 00, 01, 7E, 14, 8D, 45, E8, 50, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 51, 15, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, E8, 83, C4, 0C, EB, 0D, 8B, 81, C8, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B7, 04, 58, 83, E0, 01, 85, C0, 74, 0F, 8B, 81, CC, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 04, 18, E9, A3, 00, 00, 00, 80, 7D, F4, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 45, F0, 83, 60, 70, FD, 8B, C3, E9, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.7694

Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

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