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
EXE
59b38ccfd561682a7ee32d97656fa8fb
EXE
635f5e4b01597d0baf2422245c8ff541
DLL
3f7583821989e49412f4a3531f04744b
EXE
e1a3095f98b7b77a3578510d30face8c
DLL
cb7654d9c370d7d2dec396e969937151
DLL
cc5f6dcfd1016e9ed5ca85eedac27619
DLL
edba68a948d550e7bb644f6fc14955fb
EXE
bbaec002fa688844cff72a41628af91c
DLL
b31dc5ce189bbb0f5437421e2b4018ae
DLL
9606c38058984604e5b953b52804baba