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zwinky.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

The application zwinky.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. This version of the file will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from ak.imgfarm.com.
Publisher:
Mindspark Interactive Network  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0398d3b8efa62a73da256fa3f218e9af

SHA-1:
daedb8df52351b295d52fae069811e3d0521e9c4

SHA-256:
d7ca0bed0edccf440eaa5b9b612b03fc94b2cebf63eb782ab1c4304086efa669

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 11:34:44 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.FunWeb
2013.09.29

avast!
Win32:FunWeb-J [PUP]
2014.9-141123

AVG
Zango
2015.0.3282

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.AdInstaller
4.0.3.141123

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.FunWeb.DA
17019

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdInstaller
8.8854

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/MyWebSearch
11/23/2014

F-Prot
W32/MyWeb.G
v6.4.7.1.166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.2903

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.G
14.11.23.10

Rising Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.12E57C95
23.00.65.141121

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.AdInstaller
10220

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBB1B4
7.2.327

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
21932

File size:
204.5 KB (209,408 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/10/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2015 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 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:
12/15/2011 11:58:57 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:cTPTI66H/8uu5Kr+LOMBVIPPZUB6PCl0S9K4gOpvdWZjB5Er9d:MPTIRJ8JMPGIPGhbGZoT

Entry address:
0x1862

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, D8, 30, 40, 00, A3, FC, 43, 40, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 30, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 68, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, E4, 30, 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, 64, 30, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 bytes)

The file zwinky.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/207521081/.../Zwinky.exe

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