Mindspark Interactive Network - 30% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Mindspark Interactive Network? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious) and Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]. The detection rate for the Mindspark Interactive Network files collected here is 30%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically see Mindspark Interactive Network when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Mindspark Interactive Network certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Mindspark Interactive Network file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screencap of a file digitally signed by Mindspark Interactive Network:
As you can see in the screengrab above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Mindspark Interactive Network and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can see all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also view the address for Mindspark Interactive Network, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Mindspark Interactive Network certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Mindspark Interactive Network Files
These are the Mindspark Interactive Network files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 5/49 | 0cbarsvc.exe |
| 5/47 | 12SrcAs.dll |
| 7/50 | 12brmon.exe |
| 6/47 | APPINT~1.EXE |
| 6/50 | APPINTEGRATOR.EXE |
| 16/55 | 12bar.dll |
| 5/47 | 12bar.dll |
| 7/47 | 14srchmn.exe |
| 7/49 | 12bar.dll |
| 3/45 | 12bar.dll |
| 2/47 | 14barsvc.exe |
| 17/55 | 12SrcAs.dll |
| 8/48 | 12srchmn.exe |
| 3/49 | T8EXTEX.DLL |
| 4/46 | 1gbar.dll |
| 5/47 | 0cbar.dll |
| 11/46 | 14bar.dll |
| 16/53 | 12barsvc.exe |
| 5/48 | 1cbrstub.dll |
| 6/47 | 1cbarsvc.exe |
| 7/53 | 12SrcAs.dll |
| 5/47 | 1gbar.dll |
| 5/46 | 12bar.dll |
| 15/54 | 1gbar.dll |
| 4/48 | 12bar.dll |
| 6/48 | 1gbar.dll |
| 4/51 | 12bar.dll |
| 10/48 | TelevisionFanatic.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Mindspark Interactive Network files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | AdInstaller.FunWeb, Zango, MyWebSearch, Skodna.Generic.AOF |
| AVware | MyWebSearch.J (v) |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/win32.agent.gen, RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.MyWebSearch, Trojan/Win32.Generic.gen, WebToolbar/Win32.MyWebSearch, WebToolbar/Win32.MyWebSearch.gen |
| Avast | Win32:PUP-gen [PUP], Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP], Win32:Mindspark-B [PUP], Win32:FunWeb-J [PUP] |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Mindspark.71, Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch.bQ, Adware.Win32.Mindspark.81, Adware.Win32.Mindspark.45, Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch.AyXC |
| Bkav | W32.Clod42c.Trojan.f04c, W32.Clod028.Trojan.f1cd, W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33, W32.Clod6a2.Trojan.d8ce, W32.Cloddd7.Trojan.8c0b, W32.Clod041.Trojan.1ab3, W32.Clod566.Trojan.afb3, W32.Clod500.Trojan.5533, W32.Clodbdd.Trojan.bda1 |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt.Win32.MyWebSearch.~AAB, ApplicUnwnt.Win32.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch.TZK |
| DrWeb | Adware.MyWebSearch.47, Adware.BGuard.38, Tool.InstallToolbar.5 |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.X, Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.W, Win64/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.A, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AJ, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.W, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AK, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AE, Win32/AdInstaller |
| F-Prot | W32/MyWeb.F |
| Fortinet | Riskware/MyWebSearch, Adware/MyWebSearch, W32/Toolbar_fam.NB |
| GData | Win32.Adware.Mindspark.C, Win32.Adware.MyWebSearch.A |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 0047e1181 ), Unwanted-Program ( a201c7af0 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 0047e1181 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.si, not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.tzk, not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.gen |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.MyWebSearch.si.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.MindSpark |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.WebFun.eqvlq, Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.dfqiju |
| Panda | Adware/WebSearch |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.30b |
| Rising | Trojan.Win32.Generic.14B5719C, Trojan.Win32.Generic.14B7A22F, PE:Malware.MyWebSearch!6.3F3 |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Wsuo, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Hupc, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lndy, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Ajlj, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lkxk, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Hqcc |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0309, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1106, TROJ_GEN.F47V0404, TROJ_GEN.F47V1012, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0812, TROJ_GEN.F47V0906 |
| VIPRE | MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious) |
| Zillya | Adware.MyWebSearch.Win32.1702, Adware.MyWebSearch.Win32.902, Adware.MyWebSearch.Win32.1228, Adware.MyWebSearch.Win32.890 |
| nProtect | Adware/W32.Agent.42504, Adware/W32.Agent.62864, Adware/W32.Agent.548936, Trojan/W32.Agent.44784.D |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 29639 scan reports for the Mindspark Interactive Network files. 8970 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 41730eb0e6d92a476e16628a0dbefb36
- 098417f7ea6406ec7b320590e17a65b7