verifiedvpnwrapper.verifiedvpn_9o.kdgfdpeigidmiagopmgmnpkaokkofnbb.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.kdgfdpeigidmiagopmgmnpkaokkofnbb.ch.exe, “VerifiedVPN Setup” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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:
1.1.8037.2

MD5:
13153ddfa26e1736c78012dc6e1ab1bb

SHA-1:
c6db8f2b8b3a21b76c7b71bb1b8aa52ed2f05bb3

SHA-256:
df33e22ecf00e4feb237faed77b1d16b2aa5c9c6f56a2ee0aa78d6914f550bf0

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/19/2024 7:34:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-150102

AVG
MyWebSearch
2016.0.3241

G Data
Win32.Adware.Mindspark
15.1.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MindSpark.A
v2015.01.02.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.?
15.1.2.14

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V047
7.2.2

VIPRE Antivirus
35982

File size:
10.1 MB (10,582,264 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.22853

Copyright:
© 2014 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. An IAC Company. All rights reserved.

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.kdgfdpeigidmiagopmgmnpkaokkofnbb.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:nImhCu6uGncg7ZIVfz8kaKSYStYryXmCDP2sVLFm27PkzTKq9QCpEGCy8/M8Tx71:DYHEz8kGRY+XmGm2rSTKqyCpPCN/VxUq

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:
7.9896  (probably packed)

Code size:
22 KB (22,528 bytes)

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