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arbiter.dll

Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Mindspark Interactive Network

This library is part of the Mindspark toolbar which uses the Ask.com search property to install a web browser extension and modify the browser's search, home and new tab features in order to redirect web searches to the IAC property. The module arbiter.dll, “Mindspark Toolbar Platform” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. This particular feature is designed to hijack the browser in an attempt to prevent other resources from modify the browser's search and home pages.

File name:

arbiter.dll

Publisher:

Mindspark (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:

Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Description:

Mindspark Toolbar Platform

Version:

1.0.7.247

MD5:

8b858def08567a649fdbf67e55ee24b8

SHA-1:

d21d881f9e3b734b1d9b7c2fc07613cb1b4cd110

SHA-256:

61880ca4df74b6e28e5e0c46040254133ef85416e7ad8debfc0d365bad6c7eb8

Scanner detections:

14 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

Part of the MyWebSearch/Mindspark/Ask web browser extension and toolbar.

Analysis date:

5/13/2024 1:45:50 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Trash.Gen

8.3.1.6

avast!

Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]

2014.9-150815

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web

Adware.MyWebSearch.103

9.0.1.0227

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AR potentially unwanted (variant)

9.11884

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of arbiter64.dll (Adware)

2015.9.29.4

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.SearchProtect

t3scan.1.9.5.0

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Mindspark.A

v2015.08.15.04

Quick Heal

PUA.Webwatcher.OD9

8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Mindspark.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Toolbar (M)

15.8.15.16

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.MindSpark/Variant

9690

VIPRE Antivirus

MyWebSearch.J

41676

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.MyWebSearch.Win32.3396

2.0.0.2267

File size:

10.8 KB (11,096 bytes)

Product version:

2.5.15.19

Original file name:

IEEnableArbiter.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\crazyforcrafts_7n\bar\1.bin\assists\ie_enable\arbiter.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/19/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/18/2018 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Mindspark Interactive Network, O=Mindspark Interactive Network, L=Yonkers, S=New York, 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:

438D4291E43C2DFFEEAAAEE5B6C070B5

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/17/2015 9:47:47 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

192:jFoxYWe2kTfWppnYe+PjPBkrO1tC7d/r9ZCspE+TM4rYsbY:jWepzWDnYPLB11w6eMTss

Entry address:

0x1081

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 48, 75, 05, A2, 00, 30, 00, 10, 33, C0, 40, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.1540

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

512 Bytes (512 bytes)

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