FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar

FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Mindspark Interactive Network

What is FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar?

FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar is software application developed by Mindspark Interactive Network. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 63.64% of installations running this operating system. FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 47 files.

FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 31.78% of installations residing in this country.

About FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar?

The FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar is a browser extension that modifies the search and home pages of the web browser, while also delivering search advertising revenue. This software is designed to not only change the search provider, but also protect it as the default browser search engine. It is commonly installed through bundled offers within third-party software distributions. The toolbar is typically bundled with third-party publishers in order to maximize installation revenue, with payouts ranging from a few cents to a couple of dollars depending on the geographical location of the host. The toolbar's functions include changing the default search engine, including the browser's built-in search box and address bar, as well as altering the default home page and new tabs, while also protecting the search settings.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar.

AppIntegrator64.exe (MD5: f6dc4156b10629b1bcb37152d3523326) has been flagged by 13 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG Zango
Dr.Web Adware.MyWebSearch.47
ESET-NOD32 Win64/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.A
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 004703fc1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 004703fc1 )
nProtect Adware/W32.Agent.548936
Rising Antivirus PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.14B467E4!347367396
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Antiy-AVL Trojan/win32.agent.gen
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
NPpaStub.dll (MD5: 0c596c59c902485c5d8b92b2a6770194) has been flagged by 8 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG Zango
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.T
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Bkav FE W32.Clod42c.Trojan.f04c
nProtect Adware/W32.Agent.42504
paSrchMn.exe (MD5: fb85f333d10b1475650c4304f99a1ece) has been flagged by 14 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.Generic
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG Skodna.Generic.AOF
Bkav FE W32.Cloddd7.Trojan.8c0b
Dr.Web Adware.MyWebSearch.47
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.W
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0047e1181 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0047e1181 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.MyWebSearch.crhhqy
nProtect Trojan/W32.Agent.44784.D
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Rising Antivirus PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.14B467E4!347367396
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
paSrcAs.dll (MD5: cb31249537d2758f73046888aa02ca7a) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP]
AVG AdInstaller.FunWeb
Bkav FE W32.Clod028.Trojan.f1cd
nProtect Adware/W32.Agent.62864
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
pabarsvc.exe (MD5: 622fcf264119f7df127be353f796b319) has been flagged by 6 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG AdInstaller.FunWeb
Bkav FE W32.Clod42c.Trojan.f04c
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.X
nProtect Adware/W32.Agent.42504
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
avast! Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP]

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • pabarsvc.exe runs as a service named 'HappinessInfusion Service' (HappinessInfusion_5wService).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • pabrmon.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ctfmon.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files3\rundll32.exe C:\Program Files3\lni28.dat,FG00.

Software Details

URL:
https://eula.mindspark.com/ask
Support:
https://support.mindspark.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\FilmFanatic\bar\5.bin
Uninstaller:
rundll32 "C:\Program Files\FilmFanatic\bar\1.bin\paBar.dll",O mindsparktoolbarkey="FilmFanatic" uninstalltype="FF"
Size:
8.00 MB
Language:
English

FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
pabar.dll
Name:
FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\FilmFanatic\bar\5.bin\pabar.dll
MD5:
90e5d5190e1134166e756fc2ee45f1e9
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
35d6caaa9e4d82974a74dbdb53801f98
DLL
d3efe03300caf0fa2215206280d31220
DLL
8d721a2bc356a862ac8b2349bbeb614c
EXE
6eea3e294e0e69f9aa8f97bfc15a22da
DLL
92aad41d2e12e797af52d4bcd75cbed7
DLL
4d660347c844a8bf9ee0fbe4a086bd54
DLL
6335d76eb910f4ae1fc616b208c7c300