HomeworkSimplified Internet Explorer Toolbar

HomeworkSimplified Internet Explorer Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Mindspark Interactive Network

What is HomeworkSimplified Internet Explorer Toolbar?

HomeworkSimplified Internet Explorer Toolbar is software application developed by Mindspark Interactive Network. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 55.48% of installations running this operating system. HomeworkSimplified Internet Explorer Toolbar's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 57 files.

HomeworkSimplified Internet Explorer Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 86.54% of installations residing in this country.

HomeworkSimplified Internet Explorer Toolbar adds 3 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About HomeworkSimplified Internet Explorer Toolbar?

This software offers an Ask.com powered toolbar that provides the option to customize your browser homepage and new tab page to an AskĀ® home page and new tab product during the installation process. The toolbar includes a search box that delivers relevant links and search results directly from Ask.com in response to your browsing activities or search requests made through the browser address bar.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in HomeworkSimplified Internet Explorer Toolbar.

AppIntegrator64.exe (MD5: 143d634f4f93155d3a4d430c2cf60d11) has been flagged by 17 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.MyWebSearch
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG Zango
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch.Aki
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/MyWebSearch
Kaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.si
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MindSpark
Panda Antivirus Adware/WebSearch
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.30b
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Dvqb
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Graftor
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.38
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.W
APPINTEGRATOR.EXE (MD5: b6940fe9d6fc34ef59f1028ae6018fe1) has been flagged by 21 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.MyWebSearch
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG MyWebSearch
AVware MyWebSearch.J (v)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch.am
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AJ
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/MyWebSearch
G Data Win32.Adware.Mindspark.C
Kaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.si
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.MyWebSearch.si.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MindSpark
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.30b
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Pgcq
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0812
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Zillya Adware.MyWebSearch.Win32.1392
Panda Antivirus Adware/WebSearch
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Graftor
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.38
7ebrmon.exe (MD5: 35d6caaa9e4d82974a74dbdb53801f98) has been flagged by 7 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Antiy-AVL Trojan/win32.agent.gen
avast! Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AVG AdInstaller.FunWeb
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.38
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.W
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
NP7eStub.dll (MD5: f57a0c21fc1e1867951eac706c2095ca) has been flagged by 12 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG Zango
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch.bQ
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Panda Antivirus Adware/WebSearch
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Graftor
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Ectu
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Antiy-AVL Trojan/win32.agent.gen
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.38
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.W
7eSrchMn.exe (MD5: 3c93215de9cc97c60b1892ad8dbe4411) has been flagged by 21 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Buzus
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.MyWebSearch
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG MyWebSearch
AVware MyWebSearch.J (v)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch.abZ
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AJ
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/MyWebSearch
G Data Win32.Adware.Mindspark.C
Kaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.si
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.MyWebSearch.si.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MindSpark
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.30b
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lmut
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Zillya Adware.MyWebSearch.Win32.1351
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0812
Panda Antivirus Adware/WebSearch
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Graftor
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.38

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • 7ebarsvc.exe runs as a service named 'InboxNowService' (InboxNow_drService).
Scheduled tasks:
  • AppIntegrator64.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Price Fountain' (runs daily at 4:45 PM).
  • 7emedint.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CEC2F177-6434-48CF-AEA5-AB1F3AD5E60A}' (runs on registration).
  • 7eSrchMn.exe is scheduled as a task named 'MetaCrawler' (runs daily at 15:24).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • AppIntegrator64.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 7.
  • 7eSrchMn.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 3.
  • 7emedint.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.
  • 7ebrmon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 4.
  • APPINTEGRATOR.EXE is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named OnlineMapFinder AppIntegrator 32-bit_Reg_HKLMWow6432Run.
Registry entries:
  • 7emedint.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'MapsGalaxy EPM Support' and executes as "C:\Program Files2\MAPSGA~2\bar\1.bin\39medint.exe" T8EPMSUP.DLL,S.
  • APPINTEGRATOR.EXE is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PowerSuite' and executes as "C:\Program Files1\Uniblue\POWERS~1\launcher.exe" delay 20000 -m.
  • AppIntegrator64.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Hoolapp Android' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\HOOLAP~1\Hoolapp.exe" /Minimized.
  • 7ebrmon.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.
  • 7eSrchMn.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Hoolapp Android' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\HOOLAP~1\Hoolapp.exe" /Minimized.

Software Details

URL:
https://support.mindspark.com
Support:
–
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\HomeworkSimplified_7e\bar\1.bin
Uninstaller:
rundll32 "C:\Program Files\HomeworkSimplified_7e\bar\1.bin\7eBar.dll",O mindsparktoolbarkey="HomeworkSimplified_7e" uninstalltype=IE
Size:
8.00 MB
Language:
English

HomeworkSimplified Internet Explorer Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
7ebar.dll
Name:
HomeworkSimplified Internet Explorer Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\HomeworkSimplified_7e\bar\1.bin\7ebar.dll
MD5:
3f7583821989e49412f4a3531f04744b
SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by HomeworkSimplified Internet Explorer Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
2e17faf6a07fda5ec2a3583496d6987f
DLL
f57a0c21fc1e1867951eac706c2095ca
EXE
1983adbec36385d0cedbb89881098684
DLL
29e27800a11bbaa06e857da4bde64eec
EXE
3c93215de9cc97c60b1892ad8dbe4411
DLL
779662595f6b51bb86f96eccc230f13c
EXE
22eec005cc6a14f50ceceb93da5cf043
DLL
01fa2f4f903c22d9877cd3410c82a173
DLL
dee010833f57f6581be7470f8773049d
DLL
1b4ff26887c8e9a20735c94c1558238c