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ToolbarGuard64.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 ToolbarGuard64.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:
6f7d260eb7fa46cf6fea1a018507a9f5

SHA-1:
cae545b9214724fa0c8e5a239ef84e6d8ac36233

SHA-256:
93bca08a1f509a3281beb44d40c776d19eae7465d58e6e4f5239e8abb1f1482f

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 10:42:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark (M)
17.2.11.6

File size:
250.2 KB (256,176 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.15.30

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

Original file name:
ToolbarGuard64.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win64 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\motitags_94\bar\1.bin\toolbarguard64.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 2:17:29 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0xD38C

Entry point:
48, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 48, 89, 74, 24, 10, 57, 48, 83, EC, 20, 49, 8B, F8, 8B, DA, 48, 8B, F1, 83, FA, 01, 75, 05, E8, EF, 71, 00, 00, 4C, 8B, C7, 8B, D3, 48, 8B, CE, 48, 8B, 5C, 24, 30, 48, 8B, 74, 24, 38, 48, 83, C4, 20, 5F, E9, A7, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 10, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 18, 55, 48, 8B, EC, 48, 83, EC, 60, 48, 8B, FA, 48, 8B, D9, 48, 8D, 4D, C0, 48, 8D, 15, 71, B3, 01, 00, 41, B8, 40, 00, 00, 00, E8, 96, F2, FF, FF, 48, 8D, 55, 10, 48, 8B, CF, 48, 89, 5D, E8, 48, 89, 7D, F0, E8, 88, 59...
 
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Entropy:
6.2012

Code size:
152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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