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mystartwebinstaller_default.exe

MyStart Toolbar

Visicom Media Inc.

This is part of the Visicom VMN web browser toolbar and extension that will modify the browser's default search provider, DNS, and home page functions. The application mystartwebinstaller_default.exe, “MyStart Toolbar Web Installer” by Visicom Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from toolbar.mystart.com.
Publisher:
Visicom Media Inc  (signed by Visicom Media Inc.)

Product:
MyStart Toolbar

Description:
MyStart Toolbar Web Installer

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
a57d991d279c6e87d573ad9ee2307f46

SHA-1:
95a23835a63c775fead7d2a59d5cfcfb44cd290c

SHA-256:
37b3c6117fdde2e38b4beccca4623035ae432ffe0f30a298b2ebafa8c94c96c1

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 9:28:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Tool.InstallToolbar.179
9.0.1.0181

Qihoo 360 Security
Trojan.Generic
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Visicom.VisicomMedia.Installer (M)
15.6.30.17

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0506
7.2.181

File size:
196.3 KB (200,968 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

Copyright:
© 2006-2014 Visicom Media Inc.

Trademarks:
© 2006-2014 Visicom Media Inc, All Rights Reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\mystartwebinstaller_default.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visicom Media Inc.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/8/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/21/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Visicom Media Inc., OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=Visicom Media Inc., L=Brossard, S=Quebec, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
266F9E30991B0C3EFC03DA9B8CDDB68D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/17/2014 9:45:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:5glIoiKb4WhLsmUHG8/mookF3RLfTfrl++yIFUHm/2ErHhihd:SldiKb4WhLyGOAkzfnMI6G/24BiP

Entry address:
0x3D50

Entry point:
E8, D6, 2A, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 0D, 03, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 54, 01, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 4D, 2B, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 85, C0, 75, 63, E8, 99, 27, 00, 00, 89, 46, 08, 8B, 48, 6C, 89, 0E, 8B, 48, 68, 89, 4E, 04, 8B, 0E, 3B, 0D, 68, 07, 42, 00, 74, 12, 8B, 0D, 84, 06, 42, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 07, E8, A5, 35, 00, 00, 89, 06, 8B, 46, 04, 3B, 05, 88, 05, 42, 00, 74, 16, 8B, 46, 08, 8B, 0D, 84, 06, 42, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 08, E8...
 
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Code size:
84.5 KB (86,528 bytes)

The file mystartwebinstaller_default.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://toolbar.mystart.com/.../MystartWebInstaller_default.exe

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