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weatherblinksetup2.5.14.31.pd^xn^xdm033^s06157^us.284515.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (WeatherBlink/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 weatherblinksetup2.5.14.31.pd^xn^xdm033^s06157^us.284515.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
WeatherBlink  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
WeatherBlink

Version:
2, 0, 4, 16

MD5:
d99c5e16563070a89329f79f887027e3

SHA-1:
4d9469a0cdf853e8df86ef0c9d9215c7a62b36b4

SHA-256:
c72b1b1ec3ea1793aece394a01c027c8c2f6f4f6b1f39f8318d4df2d1510091c

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/24/2024 11:48:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Mywebsearch-AB [PUP]
2014.9-150328

AVG
Zango
2016.0.3156

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.8677

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/FunWeb
3/28/2015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Mindspark
15.3.28.19

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
20412

File size:
4.7 MB (4,880,768 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 4, 16

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009 - 2013

Original file name:
gcSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\weatherblinksetup2.5.14.31.pd^xn^xdm033^s06157^us.284515.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2015 6:59:59 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 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:
6/27/2013 10:16:29 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:obsq+zOw/Vsn4tUXyQYVbQwpth/aazRj77n9osP8xhTG:obs4w/VNuXyQIP3/Pj77nj8hTG

Entry address:
0x440A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 10, 51, 40, 00, A3, AC, 8E, 40, 00, FF, 15, 98, 50, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 94, 50, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, 51, 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, 90, 50, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.9661

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 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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