verifiedvpnwrapper.verifiedvpn_9o.ikdfimhecflbddjmblgbkinhfjlkmeni.ch.exe

VerifiedVPN

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (Mindspark Interactive Network/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 verifiedvpnwrapper.verifiedvpn_9o.ikdfimhecflbddjmblgbkinhfjlkmeni.ch.exe, “VerifiedVPN Setup” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Setup Factory installer. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Mindspark Interactive Network  (signed and verified)

Product:
VerifiedVPN

Description:
VerifiedVPN Setup

Version:
1.2.0.28

MD5:
52049ff0224d4b351cdf9050521e66f1

SHA-1:
0f7b89503c8814ca767cdc8c0ef5e78ed0370238

SHA-256:
484340e0cc968eb5cc5f61296f8e88016242b5950d004f1bd18970c184722e36

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
5/13/2025 11:48:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-150617

AVG
MyWebSearch
2016.0.3075

Dr.Web
9.0.1.0168

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AO potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11792

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Ask
6/17/2015

G Data
Win32.Adware.Mindspark
15.6.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Mindspark.A
v2015.06.17.03

McAfee
Artemis!52049FF0224D
5600.6731

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark.Installer
15.6.17.11

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0505
7.2.168

VIPRE Antivirus
41174

File size:
10.5 MB (10,962,912 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.22853

Copyright:
#CopyrightNotice#

Trademarks:
® & ™ Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. An IAC Company. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
suf_launch.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Setup Factory

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\verifiedvpnwrapper.verifiedvpn_9o.ikdfimhecflbddjmblgbkinhfjlkmeni.ch.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/10/2012 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2015 4:59:59 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:
8/28/2013 12:10:44 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:XImhCH6uGomhmNJT9qWnJybVj072BMDS9gyi8HH2EVRftq2odaqQ8Zuj6u0Q/1AQ:zpRhmNJgWJypBM29I8HH2EALaRj7/1AQ

Entry address:
0x29E1

Entry point:
E8, A6, 1D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 56, 57, 33, F6, BF, C8, AB, 40, 00, 83, 3C, F5, 54, A0, 40, 00, 01, 75, 1D, 8D, 04, F5, 50, A0, 40, 00, 89, 38, 68, A0, 0F, 00, 00, FF, 30, 83, C7, 18, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 85, C0, 74, 0C, 46, 83, FE, 24, 7C, D3, 33, C0, 40, 5F, 5E, C3, 83, 24, F5, 50, A0, 40, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, F1, 8B, FF, 53, 8B, 1D, C4, 70, 40, 00, 56, BE, 50, A0, 40, 00, 57, 8B, 3E, 85, FF, 74, 13, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 74, 0D, 57, FF, D3, 57, E8, 18, FD, FF, FF, 83, 26, 00, 59, 83, C6, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.9899  (probably packed)

Code size:
22 KB (22,528 bytes)

The file verifiedvpnwrapper.verifiedvpn_9o.ikdfimhecflbddjmblgbkinhfjlkmeni.ch.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.