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biSrcAs.dll

Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the Mindpark search assistant web browser extension (BHO) that is used to redirect web searches to the Ask/MyWebSearch search property. It is installed with the Internet Explorer version of the Mindspark branded Mindspark toolbar. The module biSrcAs.dll, “Mindspark Toolbar Platform” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘Search Assistant BHO’.
Publisher:
Mindspark  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Description:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform

Version:
1.0.7.247

MD5:
b9dd56f4ad5e8494ad71b611fcbcf6df

SHA-1:
a40e14ef234501ea0a112bcb2d37d568c5523ef4

SHA-256:
4f58534e7e933031737aa96bdd2a498e0222d4988a7bacc7d0dbdabe33025c2f

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/28/2024 2:52:20 AM 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 apSrcAs.dll (Adware)
2015.11.18.13

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.1102

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Mindspark.A
v2015.11.18.01

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

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
41862

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Toolbar.Win32.748
2.0.0.2277

File size:
141.8 KB (145,240 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.15.19

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

Original file name:
t8SrcAs.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\dailyimageboard_bi\bar\1.bin\bisrcas.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
CLSIDs:
{db182be2-ccff-45d7-932d-f495855e69d6}, {dce57bec-9f84-4d64-b187-01741afa9fcc}

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2015 5:46:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:B4BRu9XjwkfImqyZPzjiIqO/JFEcr1dksoH7xXRPDF21:2eLhPzjdqMJFEcrjMH7F21

Entry address:
0xE6B1

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 81, 3A, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8D, 42, FF, 5B, C3, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 64, 24, 00, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 53, 8B, D8, C1, E0, 08, 8B, 54, 24, 08, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 15, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 3A, CB, 74, CF, 84, C9, 74, 51, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EB, 0B, D8, 57, 8B, C3, C1, E3, 10, 56, 0B, D8, 8B, 0A, BF, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 8B, C1...
 
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Entropy:
6.4917

Code size:
89.5 KB (91,648 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
CLSID:
{dce57bec-9f84-4d64-b187-01741afa9fcc}

CLSID name:
Search Assistant BHO


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