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safepcrepairsetup2.5.14.73.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (SafePCRepair/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 safepcrepairsetup2.5.14.73.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
SafePCRepair  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
SafePCRepair

Version:
2, 0, 5, 2

MD5:
b3324e5d7c4d72c8305e172c5833b186

SHA-1:
e2c2a5520e0c17d1ac5ddbe085976a86ad357e2f

SHA-256:
f5e2786ee2ee9aa4ce1e432f309f79527a1ce3875cbbfcab995a91552332ace3

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
2/25/2025 6:11:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.WebSupport
14.11.10

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-140913

AVG
Zango
2015.0.3352

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch
4.0.3.141110

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.MyWebSearch-15
0.98/213

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.47
9.0.1.0256

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.9539

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 0201dd02.exe (Adware)
2014.11.10.9

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.FUbu2.cudmon
0.28.0.58394

Panda Antivirus
Adware/WebSearch
14.09.13.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.X
14.9.13.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK/RDM!5.1
23.00.65.14911

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0507
7.2.314

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
27344

File size:
5.1 MB (5,396,864 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 5, 2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009 - 2013

Original file name:
89Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\safepcrepairsetup2.5.14.73.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2015 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 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:
11/26/2013 10:18:20 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:3+Le1dFctV6xsl3qB69Z/0YKGSy0mrcyY70T+9BEmRIMjllNT1vlAOLmxpw8o17O:3+61dFctQxsh269Z/Vd0mrBY72YB0Mh6

Entry address:
0x4410

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 10, 51, 40, 00, A3, B4, 8E, 40, 00, FF, 15, 98, 50, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 94, 50, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, 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, 90, 50, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.9813

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

The file safepcrepairsetup2.5.14.73.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://es.softoware.net/get-safe-pc-repair.html?ir=1

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/13/59/41/.../SafePCRepairSetup2.5.14.73.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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