mywebfacesetup2.3.67.1.grfox000.exe

My Web Search Bar Installer

Starnet Interactive Inc.

The application mywebfacesetup2.3.67.1.grfox000.exe by Starnet Interactive has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
MyWebSearch.com  (signed by Starnet Interactive Inc.)

Product:
My Web Search Bar Installer

Version:
2, 0, 0, 11

MD5:
5f555b217e2e36c3a8ec79acc49ccbf5

SHA-1:
865c4c762d4c5e76c98550c2872912125c88214b

SHA-256:
a1de7d9681ce4a69bd705c44f7c91aeaadd69031747c69ea7b195182a233f321

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:05:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140906

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2015.0.3359

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/18011

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
9911

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.AdWare.MyWebSearch!IK
8.14.09.06.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.6418

Fortinet FortiGate
Misc/Mywebsearch
9/6/2014

F-Prot
W32/Mywebsearch.A.gen
v6.4.6.2.117

F-Secure
Toolbar:W32/MyWebSearch
11.2014-06-09_7

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus.AdWare.MyWebSearch
t3scan.1.1.107.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.111.5060

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.3292

Norman
W32/WebSearch.UU
11.20140906

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.StarnetInteractive.BB
14.9.6.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
10376

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.WebSearch.14605
3.12.16.4

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch Toolbar
10300

File size:
2.9 MB (3,044,912 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 11

Copyright:
Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Original file name:
mwsSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mywebfacesetup2.3.67.1.grfox000.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/6/2009 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/7/2010 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Starnet Interactive Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Starnet Interactive Inc., 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:
15FA638CE6F123DA4CE79C4B5AA221AF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/5/2010 8:44:54 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:CLcGxl7vTPxLvEqHAC4LQxw80MApNl3UMby5HzmwGwD24szqQgdM4S:C37vbx4qHnfJsfde5H6Xw64szqQiM1

Entry address:
0x3187

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 28, 41, 40, 00, A3, 5C, 59, 40, 00, FF, 15, 8C, 40, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 88, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 60, 41, 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, 84, 40, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.9795

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

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