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
ed169d3aaca62289c114059592e622f0
DLL
6aa03ef0d1b84a5487b380b7e7b25bd6
EXE
56fbac70c2d334ce489634c1d8847e24
DLL
22dbc4fef0df2d547f1808e9ede0e3eb
EXE
6a9f039ae01d182fa1488787a401c8c6
DLL
9c5b24a1136deb41b6f787205f647c9a
EXE
2f589ac3f89a81f6eba706a7d2a034bb
EXE
437923d049d5dd92b6a6078bc0bbf259
EXE
5abad2b7076f999b82ed21f6039032e3