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popularscreensaverssetup2.3.98.80.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 popularscreensaverssetup2.3.98.80.zrman000.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 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 Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
My Web Search Bar Installer

Version:
2, 0, 0, 21

MD5:
e8c32fb9f1f0bc3c90a9d7fdbd68acec

SHA-1:
c5da6e617a936f12a185001d09fe5f5e4f96acbc

SHA-256:
874238e06bf3891b9a5f5921631345a52174315dc95eac9d8d1fb8fbf7de6f3f

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 12:06:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
2013.05.01

avast!
Win32:Mywebsearch-R [PUP]
2014.9-140417

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2015.0.3501

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/18155

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.53383
9.0.1.0193

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.8282

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/FunWeb
4/17/2014

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.166.8603

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.FunWeb
14.0.0.4002

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.g
14.8.8.2

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.MyWebSearch-Installer
10660

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1112
7.2.107

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.MyWebSearch
3.12.22.0

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
17322

File size:
3.8 MB (4,000,968 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 21

Copyright:
Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Original file name:
mwsSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\popularscreensaverssetup2.3.98.80.zrman000.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2015 7:59:59 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 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:
098417F7EA6406EC7B320590E17A65B7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/5/2012 6:39:23 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Vgx/ECNhDQ1XWcoA4yr9iNh8ryAL0sSuDlaeWpappthM:VglBtkWjyr9ioD8uFNvhM

Entry address:
0x35FD

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 34, 51, 40, 00, A3, 24, 6A, 40, 00, FF, 15, 8C, 50, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 88, 50, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 5C, 51, 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, 50, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.9772

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

The file popularscreensaverssetup2.3.98.80.zrman000.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/mindspark/.../PopularScreensaversSetup2.3.98.80.ZRchr999.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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