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zwinkysetup2.3.80.2.zjman000.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 zwinkysetup2.3.80.2.zjman000.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 21 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:
8210cbb21e66dac91d2ad38e9ee8e525

SHA-1:
bd2c25e2ccc96990e592a9b7e857804f26ea4039

SHA-256:
2963fc48b9ffddc4e7cae49510ea16773f11e13ce17cfd678d398c5809abd670

Scanner detections:
21 / 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 4:57:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
2014.12.01

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150103

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2016.0.3240

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AdWare.MyWebSearch.ed
20239

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader7.32129
9.0.1.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.10803

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/FunWeb
1/3/2015

F-Prot
W32/Mywebsearch.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.FunWeb
14.0.0.2697

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Mywebsearch.csowph
0.28.6.63726

Norman
Adspy.AN!genr
11.20150103

nProtect
Joke/W32.Screensaver.3704232
14.11.28.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Y
15.1.3.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1275703B!309686331
23.00.65.15101

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.FunWeb
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
35274

ViRobot
Adware.Screensaver.3704232
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.FunWeb.Win32.302
2.0.0.1995

File size:
3.5 MB (3,704,232 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)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\zwinkysetup2.3.80.2.zjman000.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/30/2010 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2012 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 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:
3/31/2011 5:14:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:KWgcR7ztuQGqNlK7PsJ3tOMeqqlMbKxd8DT9vdUJMJYLzCLGSZmtJKJ2pW7S/O4T:KWgSntumqPQtbtqlR6dJz7sb47GO4OG

Entry address:
0x31B5

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 28, 41, 40, 00, A3, 3C, 59, 40, 00, FF, 15, 8C, 40, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 88, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 60, 41, 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, 40, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.9597

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

The file zwinkysetup2.3.80.2.zjman000.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/mindspark/.../ZwinkySetup2.3.80.2.ZJman000.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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