MossySky

MossySky

Known Malware

by Pinball Corporation

What is MossySky?

MossySky is software application developed by Pinball Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 87.50% of installations running this operating system. MossySky's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 4 files. The most common release is 1.0.16.0 with 62.50% of all installations currently using this version.

MossySky is most popular in the United States with 95.83% of installations residing in this country.

MossySky adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About MossySky?

MossySky is a web browser plugin that is supported by advertisements. This plugin is distributed through multiple monetization platforms during the installation process. It offers a range of features that can customize the default or user-defined settings of the browser, such as the home page and search settings.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in MossySky.

MossySkySA.exe (MD5: afb19d628fb42419cebcf05ca1ba4dc4) has been flagged by 27 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Agnitum Outpost Adware.Agent
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.Hotbar
Avira AntiVir SPR/Tool.784384.1
avast! Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AVG Skodna.Generic_r
Bitdefender Application.Generic.386543
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Adware.Zango.15
Emsisoft Anti-Malware AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato!IK
ESET-NOD32 probably a variant of Win32/Adware.180Solutions
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/180Solutions
F-Prot W32/180Solutions.D.gen
F-Secure Application.Generic.386543
G Data Application.Generic.386543
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato
Jiangmin Adware/HotBar.fj
K7 AntiVirus Adware
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.HotBar
McAfee Artemis!AFB19D628FB4
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!AFB19D628FB4
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/Hotbar
Panda Antivirus Trj/OCJ.A
PC Tools Adware.Clickpotato!rem
Symantec Adware.Clickpotato
Trend Micro TROJ_SPNR.1ELQ11
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.1ELQ11
VIPRE Antivirus Zango.CommonElements

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • MossySkySA.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RunAsStdUser Task' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.mossysky.com
Support:
https://www.mossysky.com/support.html
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\mossysky\bin\1.0.16.0
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\MossySky\bin\1.0.16.0\MossySkyUninstaller.exe" Web
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

MossySky Executable Details

Primary executable:
MossySkySA.exe
Name:
MossySky
Path:
C:\Program Files\mossysky\bin\1.0.16.0\MossySkySA.exe
MD5:
afb19d628fb42419cebcf05ca1ba4dc4
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by MossySky
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
eccdab3b4ba4377e5107302cb9366c28
DLL
8cc69870a864d05d44b67ade4fc381bc
EXE
afb19d628fb42419cebcf05ca1ba4dc4
EXE
08084746112d8c833d8119302d47d0fc