TheAnswerFinder
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.
Scanner Software | Version | Result |
---|---|---|
AhnLab-V3 | 2015.01.20 | Adware/Win32.IBryte |
avast! | 2014.9-150413 | Win32:IBryte-JD [PUP] |
AVG | 2016.0.3141 | Generic |
Avira | 7.11.202.226 | Adware/iBryte.1786312.209 |
Baidu-International | 4.0.3.15413 | Adware.MSIL.iBryte.P |
Comodo Security | 20767 | ApplicUnwnt |
ESET-NOD32 | 9.11037 | a variant of MSIL/Adware.iBryte.P |
Malwarebytes | v2015.04.13.03 | PUP.Optional.TheAnswerFinder.A |
McAfee | 5600.6797 | Artemis!437923D049D5 |
McAfee-GW-Edition | 7.6797 | Artemis |
Norman | 10.20150413 | IBryte.AJQ |
TrendMicro-HouseCall | 7.2.103 | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0117 |
Startup Entries
- Registry entries:
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- 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:
- –
File Type | Filename | MD5 |
---|---|---|
DLL
|
c3506360ce8f42f10dc844e3ff6ed999 | |
DLL
|
10c5a7fad882b77c86cf289eb01249aa | |
EXE
|
02783f258cb37ad93452f834d8113818 | |
DLL
|
44629a619746dd663930015e236ceadd | |
EXE
|
c5bc3d856c77bc50fb4f06591205e1b1 | |
DLL
|
5298fdfed46523dfe80e688c204fd62f | |
DLL
|
4021392fb4666886bdbaf5664cad6a16 | |
DLL
|
fada98407e43ab559601bb6b192e8e39 | |
DLL
|
02ee52e45c47362d986d95c57dc2fed0 | |
DLL
|
b564b3411abf0de22b7f78fed2419976 |