MyWebFace Internet Explorer Toolbar

MyWebFace Internet Explorer Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Mindspark Interactive Network

What is MyWebFace Internet Explorer Toolbar?

MyWebFace Internet Explorer Toolbar is software application developed by Mindspark Interactive Network. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 53.09% of installations running this operating system. MyWebFace Internet Explorer Toolbar's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 51 files. The most common release is 11.0.9600.16438 with 0.62% of all installations currently using this version.

MyWebFace Internet Explorer Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 51.42% of installations residing in this country.

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

About MyWebFace Internet Explorer Toolbar?

Our software is a toolbar/web browser extension that is supported by advertisements and search revenue. It is commonly installed as an optional offer through bundling with third-party software. Upon installation, the toolbar will adjust the home page and new tab pages to an affiliate search portal using a primary search engine to generate shared search revenue. Additionally, it will modify the default search provider.

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

AppIntegrator64.exe (MD5: f6dc4156b10629b1bcb37152d3523326) has been flagged by 20 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)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch.bQ
McAfee Artemis!F384F5A411E3
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!F384F5A411E3
Panda Antivirus Adware/WebSearch
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0716
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lkxk
Antiy-AVL Trojan/win32.agent.gen
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AudioToAudioToolBar.A
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32..csafum
5abrmon.exe (MD5: 35d6caaa9e4d82974a74dbdb53801f98) has been flagged by 12 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)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Mindspark.71
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AudioToAudioToolBar.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0309
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32..csafum
5abarsvc.exe (MD5: 5d31f1103d9927dcb0e731dde36df2e7) has been flagged by 8 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG Zango
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Mindspark.71
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AudioToAudioToolBar.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0309
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32..csafum
NP5aStub.dll (MD5: f384f5a411e33809235a35ba6d4809c9) has been flagged by 16 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG Zango
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch.bQ
McAfee Artemis!F384F5A411E3
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!F384F5A411E3
Panda Antivirus Adware/WebSearch
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0716
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lkxk
Antiy-AVL Trojan/win32.agent.gen
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.38
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.W
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AudioToAudioToolBar.A
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32..csafum
5aSrchMn.exe (MD5: fb85f333d10b1475650c4304f99a1ece) has been flagged by 20 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
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch.bQ
McAfee Artemis!F384F5A411E3
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!F384F5A411E3
Panda Antivirus Adware/WebSearch
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0716
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lkxk
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AudioToAudioToolBar.A

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • 5abarsvc.exe runs as a service named 'HappinessInfusion Service' (HappinessInfusion_5wService).
Scheduled tasks:
  • AppIntegrator64.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Price Fountain' (runs daily at 4:45 PM).
  • 5amedint.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CEC2F177-6434-48CF-AEA5-AB1F3AD5E60A}' (runs on registration).
  • 5aSrchMn.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.
  • 5aSrchMn.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 3.
  • 5amedint.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.
  • 5abrmon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 4.
Registry entries:
  • 5amedint.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.
  • 5abrmon.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.
  • 5aSrchMn.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:
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Installation path:
C:\Program Files\MyWebFace_5a\bar\1.bin
Uninstaller:
rundll32 "C:\Program Files\MyWebFace_5a\bar\1.bin\5aBar.dll",O mindsparktoolbarkey="MyWebFace_5a" uninstalltype=IE
Size:
8.00 MB
Language:
English

MyWebFace Internet Explorer Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
5abar.dll
Name:
MyWebFace Internet Explorer Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\MyWebFace_5a\bar\1.bin\5abar.dll
MD5:
3f7583821989e49412f4a3531f04744b
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by MyWebFace Internet Explorer Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
2e17faf6a07fda5ec2a3583496d6987f
DLL
db8ea557307d3efa59aaac18e4583d70
DLL
f384f5a411e33809235a35ba6d4809c9
DLL
e288c47360f5998329a4733324edaa50
EXE
fb85f333d10b1475650c4304f99a1ece
DLL
31f0fd888f41c6e4b05a8a26a6257bbb
DLL
587b0eca091249cc5f82567f30273e3c
DLL
c31f5e3fa214e85e948f6c8f357ebe7b
DLL
79d04f2ee9e27ecc28bae511fd10a6f1
DLL
84d08ff96927b69bb1e7089d994c9619