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freelocalweather.ade592b42ad34548a5eb53c138c82006.exe

FreeLocalWeather

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc./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 freelocalweather.ade592b42ad34548a5eb53c138c82006.exe, “FreeLocalWeather Setup” 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. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.

File name:

Publisher:

Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:

FreeLocalWeather

Description:

FreeLocalWeather Setup

Version:

2.7.1.1000

MD5:

a2436e267416bc3f9a02d1f8fe65e741

SHA-1:

b0770dc68b0f5f33d5639326f18eefb8c33a53b7

SHA-256:

e4d3f0a480e6800c9fded4e7d19e18808ba82e32f842a20f66898922766dd211

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:

12/27/2024 11:29:51 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Mindspark (M)

16.10.25.22

File size:

365.4 KB (374,168 bytes)

Product version:

2.7.1.1000

Trademarks:

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\freelocalweather.ade592b42ad34548a5eb53c138c82006.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/19/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/18/2018 4:59:59 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:

12/24/2013 9:01:44 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:QbUTp1p1jzacCMXUM+/87wBeat1RAAx94DqoJW8RqXPRSDJikrHLAPS7EQRMuOBf:QIZ1jzsMK87wBe2Rf4DqocPRSDskrHM9

Entry address:

0x3229

Entry point:

81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 4F, 43, 00, E8, 9F, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, B8, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, 0A, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, F8, 2A, 00, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9220

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file freelocalweather.ade592b42ad34548a5eb53c138c82006.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 42 URLs.

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.dcfa2c80bece44d68f669567a78fba0a.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.e83d1168c5ac4f06853ee93292b36467.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.3aebe9890a984135a2001e66626a62fb.exe

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http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.90f6b47eb21d4e8aa5e9782579bd654d.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.93e130ad4b0e41c89f6c053bac56bd3f.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.945495a505cb4966bf6e1dffb52ef8a2.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.7274d197c3cc43c0acd79bf84002b447.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.747e6dd00b3a46239df29f94c7e1655e.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.9ba8d325c9e640f7b17d3a36f48184c8.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.2d21f010d5c4470e81aa2f00e5b96499.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.6db99b40625a45b98eefb4267d28eb86.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.9168aafa79b544ca876ef7d6a2b3fe41.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.47451a6b3dfb464091afd8ed759a50c1.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.3c2b81e0ca92465a83595f03e2f9cf6c.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.ade592b42ad34548a5eb53c138c82006.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.f8e7dc20685640c78d299af6015fafed.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.ffb0710daeb146b9a92dd09c05048566.exe

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http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.08b781a3910b488b989cee4cfb94e055.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.c59e2018debb4755a46b13393d9bf210.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.1007034f3ec84f58a3845856462b3582.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.f1a12215739c4e29815f1e318d2c9d66.exe

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http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/224234363.TTAB02.1/nsis/693186-TTAB02.1/161019120944680/.../FreeLocalWeather.4ff714bb6e0d4fb9b7532952802190bd.exe

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Latest 30 of 42 download URLs

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to 74.113.233.180.df.iaccap.com (74.113.233.180:443)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-52-91-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.52.91.27:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to 74.113.237.180.lv.iaccap.com (74.113.237.180:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to a23-197-98-100.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.197.98.100:443)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-7-139-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.7.139.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-4-59-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.4.59.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-4-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.4.43.27:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to a173-222-14-3.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (173.222.14.3:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to a23-66-206-3.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.66.206.3:443)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-60-139-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.60.139.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-50-75-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.50.75.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to 74.113.233.192.df.iaccap.com (74.113.233.192:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to a23-79-14-3.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.79.14.3:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to a23-67-115-128.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.115.128:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to a23-63-184-192.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.63.184.192:443)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-54-187-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.54.187.27:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to a23-217-197-120.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.217.197.120:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to a104-98-66-22.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.98.66.22:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to a104-86-97-199.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.86.97.199:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to a104-72-29-153.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.72.29.153:443)

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