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bihttpct.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 bihttpct.dll, “Mindspark Toolbar Platform” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
Mindspark  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Description:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform

Version:
1.0.7.247

MD5:
3c656f4f899f051bf001ce62d108caa7

SHA-1:
17c010483adf4e8d470ccd0873032ae9a2de08c6

SHA-256:
b1e3defa20c145bad504ae53d728381878a425bd4917d5f2185bfe04cc66c914

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/28/2024 5:36:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-151118

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.103
9.0.1.0322

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AS potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11917

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ekhttpct.dll (Adware)
2015.11.18.15

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Mindspark.A
v2015.11.18.03

Quick Heal
PUA.Webwatcher.OD9
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Toolbar (M)
15.9.16.12

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
41862

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Toolbar.Win32.946
2.0.0.2277

File size:
146.3 KB (149,848 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.15.19

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009-2015 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.

Original file name:
t8HTTPCT.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\dailyimageboard_bi\bar\1.bin\bihttpct.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/20/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2018 2:59:59 AM

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

Registration
CLSID:
{02de0851-410f-41a1-abe3-2f9df909e949}

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2015 5:45:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:pdIkw4NbeSdQKS+Bu7wxZZEkkjCBHVft4iGfcn630wWHR8l:fI0VeSZfBu7uEPCBHVFI0n4WHR8l

Entry address:
0xDA25

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 9F, 3B, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 74, 12, 83, E8, 08, 81, 38, DD, DD, 00, 00, 75, 07, 50, E8, 39, F4, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 08, 57, 53, 56, 8A, 11, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 84, D2, 74, 6F, 8A, 71, 01, 84, F6, 74, 55, 8B, F7, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8A, 07, 83, C6, 01, 3A, C2, 74, 17, 84, C0, 74, 0D, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 3A, C2, 74, 0A, 84...
 
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Entropy:
6.5451

Code size:
97.5 KB (99,840 bytes)

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