4wsrchmn.exe
MindSpark Toolbar Platform SearchScope Monitor by Mindspark Interactive Network (Signed)
| Version: | 1, 0, 1, 0 |
| MD5: | 41b14d42ebd62c07fb42c9c32908610a |
| SHA1: | 3cc773c2ef5d221dc74a1832e7b575bff5b18a5c |
| SHA256: | b5a0cf58d8613b4e7b7c2ec95bff5420a1fd05da83e96a05170933e2a836328f |
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware.
What is 4wsrchmn.exe?
My Web Search by the Mindspark Interactive Network is a browser toolbar, part of the Fun Web Products suite of potentially unwanted applications such as Smiley Central, Cursor Mania, Popular Screensavers and others. The toolbar provides access to search engine results and a 404 Error Redirector among other things to your browser. The My Web Search toolbar could slow down your PC and uses cookies to track your web surfing usage and habits.
About 4wsrchmn.exe (from Mindspark Interactive Network)
“MyWebSearch brings together the most comprehensive collection of search tools available to provide you with the information you need when you need it. MyWebSearch allows you to search the web directly”
Details
| File name: | 4wsrchmn.exe |
| Publisher: | MindSpark |
| Product name: | MindSpark Toolbar Platform SearchScope Monitor |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\retrogamer_4w\bar\1.bin\4wsrchmn.exe |
| Original name: | t8SrchMn.exe |
| File version: | 1, 0, 1, 0 |
| Product version: | 2, 3, 0, 0 |
| Size: | 41.55 KB (42,552 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Mindspark Interactive Network |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'MyWebFace Search Scope Monitor' → "C:\Program Files1\MYWEBF~2\bar\1.bin\5asrchmn.exe" /m=2 /w /h
- 'iWon Search Scope Monitor' → "C:\Program Files1\iWon_5k\bar\1.bin\5ksrchmn.exe" /m=2 /w /h
- 'Retrogamer Search Scope Monitor' → "C:\Program Files2\RETROG~2\bar\1.bin\4wsrchmn.exe" /m=2 /w /h
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection |
| avast! |
6.0.1289.0 |
Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP] |
| AVG |
2014.0.3629 |
AdInstaller.FunWeb |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
16574 |
MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
75.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of MindSpark Toolbar Platform SearchScope Monitor.
