allin1convertsetup2.5.14.85.pd^ayy^xdm066^yya^mx.flvrunner.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (Allin1Convert/Ask) browser toolbar which provides the offer to the end user to install the toolbar and set the browser's search, home page and new tab to an Ask.com search destination. The application allin1convertsetup2.5.14.85.pd^ayy^xdm066^yya^mx.flvrunner.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. While running, it connects to the Internet address anx.mindspark.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Allin1Convert  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
Allin1Convert

Version:
2, 0, 5, 6

MD5:
66196e8b9f052b993993ba4e1a350fc9

SHA-1:
63d861b65d7dc924457b17ea29d03d88e9c93d85

SHA-256:
92b19bc9a1737d255cbb416fd3df256c2dde0bfd7736c9cf7dbfd503ecca93ad

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/26/2024 11:39:32 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark (M)
17.3.16.10

File size:
5.9 MB (6,216,072 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 5, 6

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009 - 2014

Original file name:
8hSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\allin1convertsetup2.5.14.85.pd^ayy^xdm066^yya^mx.flvrunner.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:
3/13/2014 2:23:34 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x4413

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 10, 51, 40, 00, A3, B4, 8E, 40, 00, FF, 15, 98, 50, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 94, 50, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, 51, 40, 00, 3C, 22, 75, 1B, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 74, 04, 84, C0, 75, F1, 80, 3E, 22, 75, 15, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, EB, 0E, 3C, 20, 7E, 0A, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, F6, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 74, 04, 3C, 20, 7E, E1, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 90, 50, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.9853

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www187.mindspark.com  (74.113.233.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to anx.mindspark.com  (74.113.233.187:80)