MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar

MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Mindspark Interactive Network

What is MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar?

MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar is software application developed by Mindspark Interactive Network. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 54.06% of installations running this operating system. MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 60 files. The most common release is 10.0 with 0.06% of all installations currently using this version.

MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 74.92% of installations residing in this country.

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

About MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar?

The MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar is a web browser extension that offers users the ability to search the Internet. However, it comes bundled with the potentially unwanted program MyWebSearch, which can change search results, redirect DNS errors, and modify the user's home page to mywebsearch.com. MyWebSearch also overrides the default search service and tracks user internet behavior for targeted advertising. Similarly, the MetroCast Toolbar is an ad-supported web browser plugin that is distributed through various monetization platforms during installation. It includes features that can modify the default or custom settings of the browser, such as the home page and search settings. Some of the changes that the toolbar can make include altering the default search engine, changing the home page, adding alternative "page not found" functionality, and enabling search from the address bar.

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

AppIntegrator64.exe (MD5: 143d634f4f93155d3a4d430c2cf60d11) has been flagged by 27 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)
Avira AntiVir TR/Trash.Gen
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Trojan.Damaged.1
IKARUS anti.virus Trojan.Trash
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Exploit.CodeExec.I
PC Tools HeurEngine.MalPE
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
Symantec Bloodhound.MalPE
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.RCBH1KE
AVware MyWebSearch.J (v)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.T
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
G Data Win32.Adware.Mindspark.C
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Zillya Adware.WebSearch.Win32.171
APPINTEGRATOR.EXE (MD5: b6940fe9d6fc34ef59f1028ae6018fe1) has been flagged by 28 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)
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch!
Panda Antivirus Adware/WebSearch
Avira AntiVir TR/Trash.Gen
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Trojan.Damaged.1
IKARUS anti.virus Trojan.Trash
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Exploit.CodeExec.I
PC Tools HeurEngine.MalPE
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
Symantec Bloodhound.MalPE
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
Zillya Adware.WebSearch.Win32.171
39brmon.exe (MD5: 3e1dfacf17584f0aa2372f993ec15618) has been flagged by 19 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Avira AntiVir TR/Trash.Gen
avast! Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP]
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Trojan.Damaged.1
IKARUS anti.virus Trojan.Trash
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Exploit.CodeExec.I
PC Tools HeurEngine.MalPE
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
Symantec Bloodhound.MalPE
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.RCBH1KE
AVG Toolbar.MyWebSearch.D
AVware MyWebSearch.J (v)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.T
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
G Data Win32.Adware.Mindspark.C
Kaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.sw
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Zillya Adware.WebSearch.Win32.171
NP39Stub.dll (MD5: 7a3d4f9ad1e86a4a9c8f45aed4d758b5) has been flagged by 10 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG Toolbar.MyWebSearch.D
AVware MyWebSearch.J (v)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.T
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
G Data Win32.Adware.Mindspark.C
Kaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.sw
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Zillya Adware.WebSearch.Win32.171
39SrchMn.exe (MD5: 3c93215de9cc97c60b1892ad8dbe4411) has been flagged by 28 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
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch!
Panda Antivirus Adware/WebSearch
Avira AntiVir TR/Trash.Gen
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Trojan.Damaged.1
IKARUS anti.virus Trojan.Trash
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Exploit.CodeExec.I
PC Tools HeurEngine.MalPE
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
Symantec Bloodhound.MalPE
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • 39barsvc.exe runs as a service named 'ConservativeTalkNowService' (ConservativeTalkNow_4nService).
Scheduled tasks:
  • AppIntegrator64.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Price Fountain' (runs daily at 4:45 PM).
  • 39medint.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CEC2F177-6434-48CF-AEA5-AB1F3AD5E60A}' (runs on registration).
  • 39SrchMn.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.
  • 39SrchMn.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 3.
  • 39medint.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.
  • 39brmon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 4.
Registry entries:
  • 39medint.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.
  • 39brmon.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.
  • 39SrchMn.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\MapsGalaxy_39\bar\1.bin
Uninstaller:
rundll32 "C:\Program Files\MapsGalaxy_39\bar\1.bin\39Bar.dll",O mindsparktoolbarkey="MapsGalaxy_39" uninstalltype="IE"
Size:
8.00 MB
Language:
English

MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
39bar.dll
Name:
MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\MapsGalaxy_39\bar\1.bin\39bar.dll
MD5:
96a060cf33a2c42617cf13224a47db07
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
779662595f6b51bb86f96eccc230f13c
EXE
96f758be1ee0d60e164b22b797e6eec8
DLL
fedb7ed64a20fc2aaa6c09869e3b0998
DLL
5d08b5c3cc87b48281dddd12216b6e22
DLL
313460fa38c68768ec6bd38f795c4636
DLL
76cfb8166a80ffbfc4a06aecd34b6225
DLL
913a5f893b78b675cd44dc717e89c4ec
DLL
27133aaae9b940a1b3a9944ffbf18c06
DLL
3277a89130679dae008092ccdd41e38c
DLL
69b288297ea754cea5b71956c023a7e7