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NPp5Stub.DLL

Popular Screensavers Plugin Stub

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 NPp5Stub.DLL, “Popular Screensavers Plugin Stub for 32-bit Windows” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the Mozilla Firefox web browser as an extension/plugin as ‘@popularscreensavers.com/Plugin’. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Popular Screensavers by Mindspark Interactive Network and PopularScreensavers by Mindspark Interactive Network, both potentially unwanted software.

File name:

NPp5Stub.DLL

Publisher:

popularscreensavers.com (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:

Popular Screensavers Plugin Stub

Description:

Popular Screensavers Plugin Stub for 32-bit Windows

Version:

2,0,0,0

MD5:

df2b8cf613b10039bc2a8557642ca041

SHA-1:

6d2d5521f8c15d587f05119c714f0a431d053be9

SHA-256:

98cf43a1b904dfafb73f0d27b45979e9bfbf70789d1e7a0346ac404f5d3c0743

Scanner detections:

8 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 7:56:49 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]

2014.9-131206

AVG

Zango

2014.0.3634

Bkav FE

W32.Clod770.Trojan

1.3.0.4613

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch

14.0.0.4601

Reason Heuristics

PUP.MozillaPlugin.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.I

14.8.8.1

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.MyWebSearch!6.3F3

23.00.65.14118

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0409

7.2.340

VIPRE Antivirus

MyWebSearch.J

24740

File size:

30.7 KB (31,456 bytes)

Product version:

2,0,0,0

Original file name:

NPp5Stub.DLL

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\popularscreensavers\npp5stub.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/10/2012 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:

5/7/2015 4:59:59 AM

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 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:

098417F7EA6406EC7B320590E17A65B7

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/20/2012 12:49:15 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

192:jg+JxyjLkORKcV/E+7Oucr9WIDe+Pv+rO4dj+vyge8r9ZCspE+TMYrS1Za4:R4LkORvCfxDPvHuVteMBk4

Entry address:

0x1006

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 75, 0B, 89, 35, CC, 30, 00, 10, E8, 20, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 56, E8, 1F, 06, 00, 00, 83, 7D, 0C, 00, 8B, F0, 75, 05, E8, 3E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 68, A8, 30, 00, 10, FF, 15, 60, 20, 00, 10, 68, 0C, 30, 00, 10, 68, 00, 30, 00, 10, E8, 03, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 08, 3B, 74, 24, 0C, 73, 0D, 8B, 06, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 83, C6, 04, EB, ED, 5E, C3, A1, C8, 30, 00, 10, 85, C0, 74, 2F, 8B, 0D, C4, 30, 00, 10, 56, 8D... 
[+]

Entropy:

3.3748

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

4 KB (4,096 bytes)

Mozilla Plugin

Name:

@popularscreensavers.com/Plugin

The file NPp5Stub.DLL has been discovered within the following programs.

Popular Screensavers by Mindspark Interactive Network

This is a web browser extension/toolbar that will modify the user's home page and search provider to Ask.com.

www.mindspark.com

69% remove it

PopularScreensavers by Mindspark Interactive Network

Installs a potentailly unwanted Ask.com powered toolbr - "As part of the download process for the Toolbar, you may be given the option to reset your homepage and/or reset your new tab page to an Ask® home page and new tab product.

65% remove it

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