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popularscreensaverssetup2.3.80.2.zrman000.exe

My Web Search Bar Installer

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (MyWebSearch.com/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 popularscreensaverssetup2.3.80.2.zrman000.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 30 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer 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 Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
My Web Search Bar Installer

Version:
2, 0, 0, 11

MD5:
de5ba8c39de18389b1c10d14b64750fb

SHA-1:
d009fa0324c8e40b2c81532865f176fc20ba298c

SHA-256:
65234d29ceb73d4e8c7dd5dc21828db83d23586cc83ebf828f3ab1d7bd3bef21

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 11:46:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.FunWeb
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
14.08.04

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140804

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2015.0.3392

Bkav FE
W32.Clodf1c.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17970

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.47
9.0.1.0216

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Garbage!IK
8.14.09.12.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.9575

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Toolbar_fam.NB
8/4/2014

F-Prot
W32/Mywebsearch.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mwsSetup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.12.10

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Garbage
t3scan.1.1.104.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.106.4822

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.3455

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Mywebsearch.dilzk
0.28.0.58491

Norman
W32/WebSearch.UU
11.20140912

nProtect
Joke/W32.Screensaver.3700152
14.03.21.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/WebSearch
14.08.04.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Hoax.b17
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.f
14.8.8.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1275703B!309686331
23.00.65.14802

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.MyWebSearch
10364

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBB1LA
7.2.216

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0CD113
10.465.04

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.WebSearch.14605
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
27628

ViRobot
Adware.Screensaver.3700152.A
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
3.5 MB (3,700,168 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}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\popularscreensaverssetup2.3.80.2.zrman000.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/30/2010 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2012 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 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
41730EB0E6D92A476E16628A0DBEFB36

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/31/2011 5:14:02 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:6gcR7ztuQGqNlK7PsJ3tOMeqqlMbKxd8DT9vdUJMJYLzCLGSZmtJKJ2pW7S/O4H2:6gSntumqPQtbtqlR6dJz7sb47GO4O

Entry address:
0x31B5

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 28, 41, 40, 00, A3, 9C, 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:
7.9620

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

The file popularscreensaverssetup2.3.80.2.zrman000.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/mindspark/.../PopularScreensaversSetup2.3.80.2.ZRman000.exe

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)

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