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webfettisetup2.3.98.9.zkchr999.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 webfettisetup2.3.98.9.zkchr999.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application 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:
27da3f1c9d81cd48f0752841e29ff8ba

SHA-1:
f7f26bf17e0d117f2481b7275af3eb10b35a46d6

SHA-256:
287080978986ee53bb74c0dd9b081ef26d8c57c748e42fe3276eb03640c099b0

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 7:35:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140411

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2015.0.3508

Bkav FE
W32.Clodf10.Trojan
1.3.0.4923

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch
17633

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.47
9.0.1.0101

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.9308

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Toolbar_fam.NB
4/11/2014

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.FunWeb
14.0.0.4035

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.WebToolbar.cqzvwk
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.AA
14.8.8.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1275703B!309686331
23.00.65.14409

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.FunWeb
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
25550

File size:
4 MB (4,142,512 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)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/31/2010 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2012 2:59:59 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 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:
1/21/2012 8:15:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:eFo4arQh1XKR+odf+qrCfcGsgmqH9yhe3cWS:ko4arQh1acodf+qpGssH9y4PS

Entry address:
0x34AF

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 28, 51, 40, 00, A3, DC, 69, 40, 00, FF, 15, 8C, 50, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 88, 50, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 60, 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, 84, 50, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.9701

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

The file webfettisetup2.3.98.9.zkchr999.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/mindspark/.../WebfettiSetup2.3.98.9.ZKchr999.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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