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t8ExtPEx.dll

Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Mindspark Interactive Network

This library is part of the Mindspark toolbar which uses the Ask.com search property to install a web browser extension and modify the browser's search, home and new tab features in order to redirect web searches to the IAC property. The module t8ExtPEx.dll, “Mindspark Toolbar Platform” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Mindspark  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Description:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform

Version:
1.0.7.262

MD5:
0ae8a9afae5a285131ef68c5dd7c85f0

SHA-1:
5d3b12026402fcc572d54262657525f603c3b9be

SHA-256:
4916b757dbb83336df20698d0c30239f88ebfa1ecf5636eee6a398bd86eaee2f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 10:46:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark (M)
17.2.11.6

File size:
111.7 KB (114,352 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.15.30

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009-2015 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.

Original file name:
t8ExtPEx.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\motitags_94\bar\1.bin\t8extpex.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/4/2016 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2018 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Mindspark Interactive Network, O=Mindspark Interactive Network, L=Yonkers, S=New York, 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:
7E312B01F728FBB69DC3D253C5A66FBB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/5/2015 2:13:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x9645

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 7C, 32, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8D, 42, FF, 5B, C3, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 64, 24, 00, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 53, 8B, D8, C1, E0, 08, 8B, 54, 24, 08, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 15, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 3A, CB, 74, CF, 84, C9, 74, 51, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EB, 0B, D8, 57, 8B, C3, C1, E3, 10, 56, 0B, D8, 8B, 0A, BF, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 8B, C1, 8B, F7, 33, CB...
 
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Entropy:
6.4679

Code size:
59 KB (60,416 bytes)

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