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ekhttpct.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 ekhttpct.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:
88c496532643621db206bd35731d60a0

SHA-1:
7cb1f87d5961aa088888f887d0455e956dfa0d74

SHA-256:
b47ce0c59799bf88f3917774fa441b99693361605e990aa456ec24393d942a90

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
5/14/2024 12:04:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-151001

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.103
9.0.1.0274

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 65httpct.dll (Adware)
2015.10.1.12

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Mindspark.A
v2015.10.01.12

Quick Heal
PUA.Webwatcher.OD9
10.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Toolbar (M)
15.8.17.7

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\biggamecountdown_ek\bar\1.bin\ekhttpct.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/19/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2018 7:59:59 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 10:45:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ldIkw4NbeSdQKS+Bu7wxZZEkkjCBHVft4iGfcn630wWHR8o:rI0VeSZfBu7uEPCBHVFI0n4WHR8o

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:
6.5447

Code size:
97.5 KB (99,840 bytes)

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