WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar

WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Mindspark Interactive Network

What is WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar?

WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar is software application developed by Mindspark Interactive Network. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 59.72% of installations running this operating system. WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 52 files.

WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 72.94% of installations residing in this country.

WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar?

The WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar is a browser extension designed to customize search and home pages while also providing search advertising revenue. Its primary function is to modify the search provider and protect it as the default browser search engine. The software is commonly distributed through bundled offers within third-party software packages. Typically, the toolbar is bundled with third-party publishers to maximize installation revenue, with payouts varying depending on geographical location. The toolbar's main features include the ability to change the default search engine, including the browser's built-in search box and address bar, as well as the default home page and new tabs, while also protecting search settings.

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

AppIntegrator64.exe (MD5: 143d634f4f93155d3a4d430c2cf60d11) has been flagged by 17 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)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.T
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.38
APPINTEGRATOR.EXE (MD5: b6940fe9d6fc34ef59f1028ae6018fe1) has been flagged by 21 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
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.38
gcbrmon.exe (MD5: 35d6caaa9e4d82974a74dbdb53801f98) has been flagged by 7 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)
NPgcStub.dll (MD5: 1d23c3fb84d3241de53b15fec962f1dd) has been flagged by 10 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG Zango
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.T
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Panda Antivirus Adware/WebSearch
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Antiy-AVL Trojan/win32.agent.gen
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.38
gcSrchMn.exe (MD5: 3c93215de9cc97c60b1892ad8dbe4411) has been flagged by 22 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
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
Bkav FE W32.Clodc29.Trojan.ff33
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.38

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • gcbarsvc.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).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • AppIntegrator64.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 7.
  • gcSrchMn.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 3.
  • gcmedint.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.
  • gcbrmon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 4.
Registry entries:
  • gcmedint.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.
  • gcbrmon.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.
  • gcSrchMn.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\WeatherBlink\bar\1.bin
Uninstaller:
rundll32 "C:\Program Files\WeatherBlink\bar\1.bin\gcBar.dll",O mindsparktoolbarkey="WeatherBlink" uninstalltype=IE
Size:
8.00 MB
Language:
English

WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
gcbar.dll
Name:
WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\WeatherBlink\bar\1.bin\gcbar.dll
MD5:
3f7583821989e49412f4a3531f04744b
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
3d4aca84349bff8642dc00145bbc51c4
DLL
e6bc39bc3c85f13917ab929332a638e9
DLL
e8298b19ec987061e98f83dff8c310be
DLL
64d6eb8eb2882837bc4f29ce02e1a6f9
DLL
85aa773c5b3fe1b2fc4db60bfcb0e6f9
DLL
b8274b1454a8c3fca77dd48a7a91bf65
DLL
12561f359a0665b4ef531a06b42e1178
DLL
2f738b52cab5a1722ba7d250c24fbf4c
DLL
b61deef118eb941a8063e6d2ad31415a
DLL
43ad3c8b42d0e87d0e61e94602e50f37