mwsSrcAs.DLL

MyWebSearch Search Assistant for Internet Explorer

Fun Web Products

The module mwsSrcAs.DLL, “MyWebSearch Search Assistant” by Fun Web Products has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
MyWebSearch.com  (signed by Fun Web Products)

Product:
MyWebSearch Search Assistant for Internet Explorer

Description:
MyWebSearch Search Assistant

Version:
1, 1, 0, 6

MD5:
04db01e4bc63fe967c348a899ef0535b

SHA-1:
5be2a4362ebad7f6f1c0406b20db3c575e14a234

SHA-256:
427254d0048d19bb096733c53c4d911cfe3007b83fdbc490393777f95826259e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 10:57:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MyWebSearch (M)
16.10.17.22

File size:
69.3 KB (70,992 bytes)

Product version:
1, 1, 0, 6

Copyright:
Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Original file name:
mwsSrcAs.DLL

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mywebsearch\bar\1.bin\mwssrcas.dll

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2008 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/20/2010 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fun Web Products, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Fun Web Products, L=White Plains, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7469E97907F383E4FF81AE9B045C64AA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/18/2009 10:01:34 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:Xp3qZZQP8TXmzChw1LkSMTZTGzqpRSE5ymXgaYc/zwGO58WLKjJDM7eH87tsVPOS:MTXmzGwuSewmX0W19WmjJQ7eH8pEml8

Entry address:
0x6841

Entry point:
FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, E8, 80, D0, FF, FF, C2, 0C, 00, FF, 15, D8, A0, 00, 10, 33, C0, C3, A1, F0, CC, 00, 10, 56, 85, C0, 75, 13, FF, 74, 24, 08, 50, FF, 35, 90, CC, 00, 10, FF, 15, 88, A0, 00, 10, 5E, C3, 8B, 0D, F4, CC, 00, 10, 8B, 15, EC, CC, 00, 10, FF, 05, F4, CC, 00, 10, 23, D1, 8B, 34, 90, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 83, C0, 08, 50, 6A, 00, 56, FF, 15, 88, A0, 00, 10, 85, C0, 74, 07, 89, 30, 83, C0, 08, 5E, C3, 33, C0, 5E, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 33, C9, 3B, C1, 75, 0B, FF, 74, 24, 08, E8...
 
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Entropy:
5.7574

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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