What is MySearchs?

MySearchs is software application developed by Montiera Technologies LTD. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 48.65% of installations running this operating system. MySearchs's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 57 files.

MySearchs is most popular in France with 29.73% of installations residing in this country.

MySearchs adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About MySearchs?

Pay-By-Ads from Montiera is a web browser search injector and toolbar that offers bundled legitimate and open-sourced programs, along with additional third-party applications that may not be desired by the user. Although typically installed by default, users are provided with an option to opt-out during or after the installation process. The toolbar communicates with a remote web server using the DNS toolbarservices.com and reports.montiera.com to track various aspects of a user's browsing behaviors and to update its components.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in MySearchs.

mysetup.exe (MD5: 6b1bec8908852635eca714c4e15b4898) has been flagged by 20 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
AVG	15.0.0.4189	Paybyads.893
AVware	1.5.0.21	Montiera (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Hacktool.Win32.Montiera.aqG
Dr.Web	7.0.10.8210	Adware.Searcher.2712
ESET-NOD32	10732	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.R
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Riskware/Montiera
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.8.3.0	not-a-virus:Downloader.Montiera
K7 AntiVirus	9.185.14021	Riskware ( 0049c6851 )
K7GW	9.185.14030	Riskware ( 0049c6851 )
Kaspersky	12.0.0.1225	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Montiera.b
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.MySearchs.A
McAfee	6.0.5.614	Artemis!6B1BEC890885
McAfee-GW-Edition	v2014.2	Artemis
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	Trj/Chgt.I
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.Downloader.42e
Sophos	4.98.0	PayByAds
Symantec	20141.1.0.330	Trojan.Gen.2
Trend Micro	9.740.0.1012	TROJ_GEN.R047C0EJR14
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.R047C0EJR14
VIPRE Antivirus	34840	Montiera (fs)

mysearchs.exe (MD5: 4ed4ac0a1088e46ecb2f2f6d38b6e361) has been flagged by 23 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Montiera
AVG	2015.0.3285	Montiera
Avira	7.11.183.24	Adware/Montiera.d
AVware	1.5.0.21	Montiera (fs)
Baidu-International	4.0.3.141120	PUA.Win32.Montiera.BK
ByteHero BDV	11.20.2014.10	Virus.Win32.Heur.n
ESET-NOD32	8.10670	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.L
Fortinet FortiGate	11/20/2014	Riskware/Montiera
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.1.8.3.0	not-a-virus:Downloader.Montiera
K7 AntiVirus	13.185.13888	Trojan
K7GW	13.185.13902	Trojan ( 004a07831 )
Kaspersky	14.0.0.2919	not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Montiera
Malwarebytes	v2014.11.20.02	PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A
McAfee	5600.6941	Artemis!4ED4AC0A1088
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.6941	Artemis!PUP
Sophos	4.98	PayByAds
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.324	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0808
VIPRE Antivirus	34510	Montiera (fs)
Dr.Web	7.0.10.8210	Adware.Searcher.2712
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	Trj/Chgt.I
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.Downloader.42e
Symantec	20141.1.0.330	Trojan.Gen.2
Trend Micro	9.740.0.1012	TROJ_GEN.R047C0EJR14

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:

mysetup.exe is scheduled as a task named 'MySearchs Udpater' (Next runs on 16/10/2014 at 08:55).
mysearchs.exe is scheduled as a task named 'MySearchs' (Next runs on 16/10/2014 at 08:55).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:

mysearchs.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'MySearchs' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\MySearchs\MySearchs\1.3.14.2\mysearchs.exe.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.montiera.com

Support:

–

Installation path:

C:\users\user\appdata\local\pay-by-ads\mysearchs\1.3.11.0

Uninstaller:

"C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pay-By-Ads\MySearchs\1.3.11.0\mysearchs.exe" /uninstl

Size:

1.00 MB

Language:

English

MySearchs Executable Details

Primary executable:

mysearchs.exe

Name:

MySearchs

Path:

C:\users\user\appdata\local\pay-by-ads\mysearchs\1.3.11.0\mysearchs.exe

MD5:

4ed4ac0a1088e46ecb2f2f6d38b6e361

SHA-1:

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SHA-256:

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File Type

Filename

MD5

DLL

iffmmWbm.dll

7c9a2449867fa8bc131d938509a52940

DLL

ienmmdpS.dll

2d56a78520f2e9b2cdad2156d5f2abab

DLL

icmkmbjk.dll

0f2c5b767f6adf5e4f91de8683df5196

DLL

ibefifck.dll

a162262926362d83f7022dacecb30a27

DLL

Hkugjaap.dll

8e9e1c6b0c7528c11eecac0782a1801c

DLL

gpdiYcma.dll

68f4b8e0d12aa0fa1e8dbd8f0a2d9f3e

DLL

gng8mlcd.dll

dd7bf0f483f1fd90d8f1fdc84da09b02

DLL

gFpgobee.dll

504a4ec808fea8ebb6e1414512c20feb

DLL

g9pfpmgi.dll

df885b534a947daec0b960c908f6ca08

DLL

fpCdgjfb.dll

5ff4a392d4ac96b26455f2065474613e