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smileycentralpfsetup2.3.96.3.znchr999.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 smileycentralpfsetup2.3.96.3.znchr999.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 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:
38ca8b54ca3da5cb495d31c7b453171d

SHA-1:
54360643259c744153fa39bd9268d835421b3b5d

SHA-256:
5563a4ad0884293f26e0eff9c614c8ebb0fa5c09475dcdff2cb532ec6f40dc86

Scanner detections:
17 / 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 11:24:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
15.04.17

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150417

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.FunWeb
2014.0.4311

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/213

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
18306

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.53383
9.0.1.0107

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.9825

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/FunWeb
4/17/2015

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.OYJNLS
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 0ec0550f.exe (Adware)
2015.7.18.23

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.2178

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Mywebsearch.dilzk
0.28.0.59921

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.046
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Mindspark.Installer
15.4.17.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.12A0C6ED!312526573
23.00.65.15415

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
29416

File size:
3.5 MB (3,704,248 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\smileycentralpfsetup2.3.96.3.znchr999.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/30/2010 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2012 5:59:59 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:
10/14/2011 9:28:09 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:+K4DxTujD3L3d8uZhw9OV8oEeTNcvmhGm3q:+NxTujn3d8ql6+Gm6

Entry address:
0x33BF

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 28, 41, 40, 00, A3, BC, 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:
7.9646

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
12 KB (12,288 bytes)

The file smileycentralpfsetup2.3.96.3.znchr999.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/mindspark/.../SmileyCentralPFSetup2.3.96.3.ZNchr999.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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