Mindspark Interactive Network
Publisher Information
Mindspark Interactive Network is a software developer located in White Plains, Newyork in the United States*. Mindspark publishes a number of web browser toolbars and extensions as well as other various potentially unwanted programs. Mindspark is part of IAC/InterActiveCorp and located in White Plains, NY. Its primary product was iWon under its previous company name (prior to IAC) as CTC Bulldog, Inc. Mindspark operates IAC's interactive products and web portals such as Life123, Myway.com and Excite. The interactive products include virtual world Zwinky and casual game sites such as iWon and Retrogamer.com. Many of the Mindspark products require the user to install a toolbar. Thre are 6 additional code signing certificates issued to this publisher.
Valid from:
5/6/2009 5:00:00 PM
Valid to:
5/7/2010 4:59:59 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 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:
0cb2b2261097404983b5ed92f342de82
Scanner detections:
Detections (100% detected)
Scan engine
Details
Detections
Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.AdInstaller, Riskware.AdInstaller
100.00%
Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.OQKT, Suspicious_Gen5.BXRA
100.00%
avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw], Win32:Malware-gen
100.00%
NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.AdInstaller.bdemhe, Riskware.Win32.MyWay.ryqpj
100.00%
Dr.Web
Adware.MyWay.59, Adware.MyWay.64
100.00%
VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
100.00%
Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Adware.943480, TR/Agent.1172848.2
100.00%
ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant), Win32/AdInstaller (variant)
100.00%
Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Y, PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.V
100.00%
Malwarebytes
Adware.MyWay
50.00%
Downloads URLs for files signed by Mindspark Interactive Network.
Domains
Top-level domains owned by Mindspark Interactive Network.
Distribution
The following websites host and distribute files published by Mindspark Interactive Network.
The certificates below are also signed by Mindspark Interactive Network.
02EB4C (Jul 06, 2014 to Jul 09, 2015) The following publishers (by Authenticode signature organization name) are related.
* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to Mindspark Interactive Network by VeriSign, Inc. on May 06, 2009 with the serial number '0cb2b2261097404983b5ed92f342de82'.