zwinkycrxsetup.e17e2d60-4dad-42da-9f23-798dc3f81018.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

The application zwinkycrxsetup.e17e2d60-4dad-42da-9f23-798dc3f81018.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. 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 and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address anx.mindspark.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Zwinky  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
Zwinky

Version:
2, 0, 0, 2

MD5:
9ef160ae5c90e7c75f5806bc5ead9afe

SHA-1:
4dfe43727cd45889ec0eebeac157745c61f5d1c5

SHA-256:
348fdb5d84cd21e31f939a17489fa47780485decebe52e6bc05e70581ba1f348

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:51:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Mindspark-A [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Zango
2015.0.3398

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Mindspark
v2014.07.30.02

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.dbxkrh
0.28.2.61148

Panda Antivirus
Adware/WebSearch
14.07.30.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.s
14.8.8.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.200876
31208

File size:
1.5 MB (1,594,224 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Original file name:
5qSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\zwinkycrxsetup.e17e2d60-4dad-42da-9f23-798dc3f81018.exe

Digital Signature
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:
1/25/2013 12:38:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nt/r17cPl8a6igBwRl+j0mdOxSuGynn0FmbwzO:nt/rpU6a6ifv+j0cjuLnpF

Entry address:
0x8E9C

Entry point:
E8, 91, 39, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 0A, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 41, 3C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, DF, FF, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 8B, 55, 08, 57, 8B, F8, 3B, FA, 76, 6C, 8B, 4D, 0C, 8D, 04, 0A, 53, 89, 45, FC, 56, EB, 03, 8D, 49, 00, 8B, 75, FC, 8B, DA, 3B, F7, 77, 22, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 53, 56, FF, 55, 10, 83, C4, 08, 85, C0, 7E, 02, 8B, DE, 03, 75, 0C, 3B, F7, 76, EB, 8B, 4D, 0C, 8B, 55, 08, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
5.7580

Code size:
55.5 KB (56,832 bytes)

The file zwinkycrxsetup.e17e2d60-4dad-42da-9f23-798dc3f81018.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/207521081.YY.3/75033-130228112912-YY.3/.../ZwinkyCrxSetup.7FD509A2-230C-4737-8AC5-4BFCDA39B22F.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)