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
d3efe03300caf0fa2215206280d31220
EXE
35d6caaa9e4d82974a74dbdb53801f98
EXE
5d31f1103d9927dcb0e731dde36df2e7
DLL
8127db763ff04efbf0ca81837b53b812
EXE
afb7164d26ec83773352b226b9b80bb9
EXE
635f5e4b01597d0baf2422245c8ff541
DLL
4876e787ed8d945838235f8cfe079d05
DLL
bb0df7b4026591f5b6e309dd753ec4f6
DLL
86bd767619f57ea790cb17345c404eb8
DLL
8fb2c1103382577f8248d83e7487ea86