TheAnswerFinder

TheAnswerFinder

Known Adware

by Mime Ventures LLC

What is TheAnswerFinder?

TheAnswerFinder is software application developed by Mime Ventures LLC. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 52.53% of installations running this operating system. TheAnswerFinder's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 19 files. The most common release is 1.0.7 with 95.92% of all installations currently using this version.

TheAnswerFinder is most popular in the United States with 80.86% of installations residing in this country.

About TheAnswerFinder?

This software is an adware browser extension known for displaying and injecting banner ads and various forms of advertisements into the user's web browser. When operating on websites, Answer Finder may present banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, and in-text link advertisements based on the content being browsed. It's important to note that Answer Finder is not endorsed or associated with the websites where these advertisements appear. The ads will be labeled with the Answer Finder name or logo, and in-text advertising might automatically link certain keywords or phrases within webpage content. Furthermore, Answer Finder and any related ads are not affiliated with or endorsed by the underlying websites. Upon installation, this software will make several changes to the user's web browser settings, potentially compromising the security of the browser and PC: - Answer Finder will be automatically enabled on Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome after installation. - Internet Explorer Accelerators will be disabled by Answer Finder. - In Firefox, Answer Finder will load a lock file to secure settings and prevent other software from making changes. - Answer Finder will disable Content Security Policy (CSP) in Firefox and Chrome. - The software will set the desktop version for Internet Explorer as the default browsing experience.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in TheAnswerFinder.

TheAnswerFinder.exe (MD5: 437923d049d5dd92b6a6078bc0bbf259) has been flagged by 12 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.IBryte
avast! Win32:IBryte-JD [PUP]
AVG Generic
Avira Adware/iBryte.1786312.209
Baidu-International Adware.MSIL.iBryte.P
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Adware.iBryte.P
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.TheAnswerFinder.A
McAfee Artemis!437923D049D5
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis
Norman IBryte.AJQ
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0117

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • TheAnswerFinder.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'TheAnswerFinder' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\TheAnswerFinder\TheAnswerFinder.exe".

Software Details

URL:
https://theanswerfinder.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\theanswerfinder
Uninstaller:
C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\TheAnswerFinder\TheAnswerFinderUninstall.exe -uninstall
Size:
2.00 MB
Language:
English

TheAnswerFinder Executable Details

Primary executable:
TheAnswerFinder.exe
Name:
TheAnswerFinder
Path:
C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\theanswerfinder\TheAnswerFinder.exe
MD5:
437923d049d5dd92b6a6078bc0bbf259
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by TheAnswerFinder
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
c3506360ce8f42f10dc844e3ff6ed999
DLL
10c5a7fad882b77c86cf289eb01249aa
EXE
02783f258cb37ad93452f834d8113818
DLL
44629a619746dd663930015e236ceadd
EXE
c5bc3d856c77bc50fb4f06591205e1b1
DLL
5298fdfed46523dfe80e688c204fd62f
DLL
4021392fb4666886bdbaf5664cad6a16
DLL
fada98407e43ab559601bb6b192e8e39
DLL
02ee52e45c47362d986d95c57dc2fed0
DLL
b564b3411abf0de22b7f78fed2419976