TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar

TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Mindspark Interactive Network

What is TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar?

TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar is software application developed by Mindspark Interactive Network. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 56.09% of installations running this operating system. TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 48 files. The most common release is 11.0.9600.16438 with 0.12% of all installations currently using this version.

TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 63.86% of installations residing in this country.

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

About TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar?

The TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar is a web browser extension that provides users with the ability to search the internet. It may potentially install the MyWebSearch program, which can redirect search results, modify DNS errors, and change the default home page to mywebsearch.com or another webpage. Additionally, MyWebSearch becomes the default search service and tracks user internet behavior for targeted advertising. The MetroCast Toolbar is an ad-supported web browser plugin that may include additional banner and in-text advertisements. It is distributed through various monetization platforms during installation and has features that can modify the browser's default settings, including the home page and search settings. These features include changing the default search engine, home page, adding alternative "page not found" functionality, and enabling search from the address bar.

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

AppIntegrator64.exe (MD5: f6dc4156b10629b1bcb37152d3523326) has been flagged by 16 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)
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0827
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Mindspark.71
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AudioToAudioToolBar.A
64brmon.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)
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0827
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Mindspark.71
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AudioToAudioToolBar.A
64barsvc.exe (MD5: 5d31f1103d9927dcb0e731dde36df2e7) has been flagged by 7 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)
64medint.exe (MD5: afb7164d26ec83773352b226b9b80bb9) has been flagged by 19 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG Zango
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Toolbar.45
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
McAfee Artemis!AFB7164D26EC
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!AFB7164D26EC
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.FUbu2.cudmon
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0305
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
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
Antiy-AVL Trojan/win32.agent.gen
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AudioToAudioToolBar.A
64SrchMn.exe (MD5: fb85f333d10b1475650c4304f99a1ece) has been flagged by 19 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)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Toolbar.45
McAfee Artemis!AFB7164D26EC
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!AFB7164D26EC
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0305
Rising Antivirus PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.14B467E4!347367396
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AudioToAudioToolBar.A

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • 64barsvc.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).
  • 64medint.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CEC2F177-6434-48CF-AEA5-AB1F3AD5E60A}' (runs on registration).
  • 64SrchMn.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.
  • 64SrchMn.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 3.
  • 64medint.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.
  • 64brmon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 4.
Registry entries:
  • 64medint.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.
  • 64brmon.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.
  • 64SrchMn.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\TelevisionFanatic\bar\1.bin
Uninstaller:
rundll32 "C:\Program Files\TelevisionFanatic\bar\1.bin\64Bar.dll",O mindsparktoolbarkey="TelevisionFanatic" uninstalltype="IE"
Size:
8.00 MB
Language:
English

TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
64bar.dll
Name:
TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\TelevisionFanatic\bar\1.bin\64bar.dll
MD5:
3f7583821989e49412f4a3531f04744b
SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
1497f9c963ff5950fca21b5d3ef813a9
DLL
e8298b19ec987061e98f83dff8c310be
DLL
dc7003576cce4a0d9429131a8c0d2bfd
DLL
b8274b1454a8c3fca77dd48a7a91bf65
DLL
500b47a48a172c0625692fdcc01b3889
DLL
e83ba06c9fd18923c168a12e3f30e81d
DLL
205a514bd9275ac0e837c7ac1a80edf5
EXE
f6dc4156b10629b1bcb37152d3523326
DLL
ce06632eb3ccdee2f4e591fb58653c43
DLL
511cda01fb8a730349e0d6577136e053