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televisionfanaticcrxsetup.ec52c2e7-1b83-4c9f-855f-ff7dd2397d1b.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (TelevisionFanatic/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 televisionfanaticcrxsetup.ec52c2e7-1b83-4c9f-855f-ff7dd2397d1b.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. This file is typically installed with the program TelevisionFanatic Toolbar Chrome Extension by Mindspark Interactive Network which is a potentially unwanted software program. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
TelevisionFanatic  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
TelevisionFanatic

Version:
2.2.1.2

MD5:
99ca6ca5d993237ee0653789a77b1b99

SHA-1:
04354ebef637b09baf9d68ebeb370c095ea50423

SHA-256:
ba4044313a79cff7ef5605aacdaf9664eb7010e15b64e3698ca389059250b044

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
11/27/2024 5:12:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
2014.01.22

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-140304

AVG
Zango
2015.0.3545

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.49
9.0.1.063

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/FunWeb
3/4/2014

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MyWebSearch.crckuo
0.28.0.57380

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.AA
14.8.8.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.14B8B461!347649121
23.00.65.14302

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
25672

File size:
3 MB (3,116,944 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.1.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012, 2013

Original file name:
64Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\televisionfanaticcrxsetup.ec52c2e7-1b83-4c9f-855f-ff7dd2397d1b.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/10/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
10/25/2013 5:50:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:lC/l6UFOQtrWoftEaCp01a9Ac7V+ol+KuTLAXUVwSFEy++EzFX5/i5hfC:cd6krWgtC19N7VoFTcXnSFp+DIK

Entry address:
0x235A1

Entry point:
E8, A5, 6E, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, C1, 8B, 4D, 08, C7, 00, F8, 9A, 43, 00, 8B, 09, 89, 48, 04, C6, 40, 08, 00, 5D, C2, 08, 00, 8B, 41, 04, 85, C0, 75, 05, B8, 00, 9B, 43, 00, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 74, 2D, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 34, FD, FF, FF, 8D, 70, 01, 56, E8, 0C, D7, FF, FF, 59, 59, 89, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, 56, 50, E8, DE, 6E, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, C6, 47, 08, 01, 5E, 5F, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 56, 8B, F1, 80, 7E, 08, 00, 74, 09, FF...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PEQuake V0.06

Code size:
218.5 KB (223,744 bytes)

The file televisionfanaticcrxsetup.ec52c2e7-1b83-4c9f-855f-ff7dd2397d1b.exe has been discovered within the following program.

TelevisionFanatic Toolbar Chrome Extension  by Mindspark Interactive Network
TelevisionFanatic installs an extension into Google Chrome and allows you to search the Internet with MyWebSearch, a potentially unwanted program that changes and redircts all of your search results as well as DNS errors, and modifies your home page to mywebsearch.
search.mywebsearch.com/mywebsearch/default.jhtml
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The file televisionfanaticcrxsetup.ec52c2e7-1b83-4c9f-855f-ff7dd2397d1b.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/100000415.YYA.2/214948-140113162804-YYA.2/.../TelevisionFanaticCrxSetup.0E18EC7B-76CE-4C90-846D-EBF56FA145D0.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/100000415.YYA.2/214948-140113162804-YYA.2/.../TelevisionFanaticCrxSetup.EC52C2E7-1B83-4C9F-855F-FF7DD2397D1B.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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