Should I block it?

98%
Yes, 98% block recommendation.
Possible reasons:
Multiple malware detections
Performance resource utilization

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
SetTokenInformation, OpenServiceA, QueryServiceStatus, CloseServiceHandle, RegFlushKey, RegQueryValueExA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegDeleteValueA, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegEnumValueA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegEnumKeyExA, CreateProcessAsUserA, OpenSCManagerA, GetLengthSid, DuplicateTokenEx, OpenProcessToken, RegEnumKeyA
crypt32.dll
CertNameToStrA, CertCloseStore, CertFindCertificateInStore, CryptDecodeObject, CryptMsgClose, CryptMsgGetParam, CryptVerifyMessageSignature, CertFreeCertificateContext, CryptMsgUpdate, CryptMsgOpenToDecode
gdi32.dll
SetTextColor, GetTextColor, GetTextMetricsA, GetObjectType, UpdateColors, DeleteDC, RealizePalette, SelectPalette, CreateSolidBrush, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreatePalette, CreateRectRgn, BitBlt, GetDIBits, CreateDIBSection, GetObjectA, GetBitmapBits, SetBkMode, RectInRegion, OffsetRgn, LineTo, MoveToEx, SelectClipRgn, SetPixel, GetBkColor, SelectClipPath, EndPath, CloseFigure, BeginPath, TextOutA, GetTextExtentExPointA, SelectObject, SetMapMode, DPtoLP, GetMapMode, CreateBitmap, GetPixel, CreateFontIndirectA, GetDeviceCaps, GetTextExtentPoint32A, GetTextExtentPoint32W, CreatePen, CreateRoundRectRgn, CreateRectRgnIndirect, GetRgnBox, OffsetWindowOrgEx, SetWindowOrgEx, SetBkColor, ExtTextOutA, DeleteObject, CreateCompatibleDC, RoundRect, GetStockObject
kernel32.dll
LocalFree, HeapAlloc, GetSystemInfo, GetVersionExA, HeapCreate, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, GetShortPathNameA, RemoveDirectoryA, HeapDestroy, CopyFileA, SetFileAttributesA, FindClose, GetSystemDirectoryA, FindFirstFileA, CreateThread, ResetEvent, GetFileAttributesA, GetLocalTime, MoveFileA, lstrcpynW, DebugBreak, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, SetCurrentDirectoryA, SetFilePointer, FileTimeToSystemTime, SetEndOfFile, UnmapViewOfFile, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingA, FlushFileBuffers, OpenMutexA, SetThreadPriority, ResumeThread, CallNamedPipeA, CompareFileTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, MulDiv, Sleep, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, WritePrivateProfileSectionA, GetPrivateProfileIntA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, GetWindowsDirectoryA, GetCommandLineA, GetDriveTypeA, GetCurrentDirectoryA, lstrcmpiW, lstrcpyW, GetModuleFileNameW, lstrcatW, SetLastError, GlobalAlloc, GlobalFree, DeleteFileA, CreateProcessA, CreateFileA, GetFileSize, ReadFile, WriteFile, GetExitCodeProcess, LoadLibraryA, FreeLibrary, WaitForMultipleObjects, WritePrivateProfileStringA, CreateDirectoryA, OpenFileMappingA, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, lstrcmpA, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, ReleaseMutex, lstrcatA, CreateMutexA, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, WideCharToMultiByte, IsDBCSLeadByte, lstrcpynA, lstrcmpiA, GetLastError, SizeofResource, lstrlenA, MultiByteToWideChar, GetModuleFileNameA, lstrcpyA, LoadLibraryExA, FindResourceA, LoadResource, LockResource, InterlockedDecrement, lstrlenW, InterlockedIncrement, GetCurrentProcess, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentThreadId, VirtualQuery, VirtualProtect, CreateEventA, WaitForSingleObject, CloseHandle, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, SetEvent, FindNextFileA
ole32.dll
OleSetClipboard, OleFlushClipboard, CreateOleAdviseHolder, OleRegGetMiscStatus, OleRegGetUserType, CoCreateGuid, CoCreateInstance, StringFromGUID2, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, GetHGlobalFromStream, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemFree, OleInitialize, OleUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CLSIDFromString, CoGetInterfaceAndReleaseStream, CoMarshalInterThreadInterfaceInStream, OleRegEnumVerbs, CLSIDFromProgID
oleacc.dll
AccessibleObjectFromEvent, AccessibleChildren, WindowFromAccessibleObject, AccessibleObjectFromWindow
rpcrt4.dll
UuidFromStringW, UuidFromStringA
shell32.dll
SHGetMalloc, ShellExecuteA, SHGetPathFromIDListA, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation
user32.dll
EmptyClipboard, SetClipboardData, IsWindowUnicode, GetWindow, GetClientRect, IntersectRect, EqualRect, SendMessageTimeoutA, GetActiveWindow, OffsetRect, SetWindowRgn, SetFocus, GetFocus, IsChild, UnionRect, PtInRect, LoadStringA, MessageBoxW, MessageBoxA, ScreenToClient, ValidateRect, ReleaseCapture, GetForegroundWindow, SetCapture, IsWindowVisible, SetForegroundWindow, GetKeyState, DestroyIcon, SetWindowPos, wsprintfW, GetSysColor, GetSystemMetrics, GetWindowRect, GetWindowTextW, SetWindowTextW, IsRectEmpty, MapWindowPoints, SendMessageA, EnumWindows, GetParent, GetClassNameA, GetWindowThreadProcessId, BeginPaint, EndPaint, UpdateWindow, MoveWindow, InvalidateRect, RemovePropA, SetPropA, ShowWindow, OpenClipboard, RegisterClipboardFormatA, CloseClipboard, CopyImage, SetTimer, PostQuitMessage, KillTimer, CharNextA, GetClassInfoExA, LoadCursorA, wsprintfA, RegisterClassExA, GetWindowLongW, GetWindowLongA, SetWindowLongW, DefWindowProcA, CreateWindowExA, SetWindowLongA, CallWindowProcA, CallWindowProcW, PostThreadMessageA, PeekMessageA, SetWinEventHook, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, UnhookWinEvent, IsWindow, DestroyWindow, PostMessageA, UnregisterClassA, WindowFromPoint, GetCursorPos, SubtractRect, FindWindowA, AdjustWindowRectEx, CreateIcon, GetIconInfo, GetAsyncKeyState, DrawIconEx, TrackPopupMenuEx, DestroyCaret, SetCaretPos, ShowCaret, CreateCaret, GetGUIThreadInfo, GetCaretPos, DrawEdge, CreateIconIndirect, DefWindowProcW, GetCapture, ClientToScreen, WindowFromDC, GetUpdateRgn, SetRect, DrawTextW, DrawTextA, CreateWindowExW, GetWindowTextA, SetWindowTextA, AppendMenuW, AppendMenuA, GetKeyboardType, ReleaseDC, GetDC, SystemParametersInfoA, SetRectEmpty, FillRect, GetWindowDC, LoadImageA, GetWindowTextLengthA, HideCaret, EnableMenuItem, GetMenuItemInfoA, CheckMenuItem, GetDesktopWindow, SetMenuItemInfoA, InflateRect, CreatePopupMenu, ReplyMessage, GetPropA, EnumChildWindows, UnhookWindowsHookEx, SetWindowsHookExA, CallNextHookEx, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, DestroyMenu, IsMenu, CopyRect
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoA
wintrust.dll
WinVerifyTrust
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer
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v4bar.dll

MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox by Mindspark Interactive Network (Signed)

Remove v4bar.dll
Version:   2, 5, 11, 20
MD5:   e677da89c026322409307ed0f0a46a1c
SHA1:   129fa5cea7fc6477bb0e7e78a5baa817ccfb5eb9
SHA256:   7dca560ce5a70817be22568f0ea45da6ee45d5010efe9368f86cb034b6688571
Warning 4 antivirus scanners has detected malware.

What is v4bar.dll?

MindSpark Toolbar Platform manages the myWebSearch Toolbar, a web-browser add-on that provides search functions to the browser menu as well as a toolbar. The toolbar automatically installed in many of Mindspark products, allowing user to query myWebSearch search engine.

About v4bar.dll (from Mindspark Interactive Network)

The Toolbar installs into your Internet browser and allows you to search the Internet with MyWebSearch, a known adware type program that changes and redircts all of your search results as well as DNS

DetailsDetails

File name:v4bar.dll
Publisher:MindSpark
Product name:MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox
Description:MindSpark Toolbar Platform
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\dictionaryboss\bar\1.bin\v4bar.dll
Original name:t8Bar.dll
File version:2, 5, 11, 20
Size:691.14 KB (707,728 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Mindspark Interactive Network
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, April 9, 2012
Expiration date:Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
  • BHO CLSID: {ab56dfde-0c14-45b3-9df6-7b0eba617870}
  • BHO CLSID: {2b43b65c-bec7-4cd5-9fdf-9a68e6fcb276}
  • BHO CLSID: {cb41fc95-f1b3-4797-8bb6-1012ff62abba}
  • BHO CLSID: {90b1ff72-e461-400e-84b3-c0ff85e0e553}
  • BHO CLSID: {3a421c8f-e238-4aeb-8874-b8b5f2cc4772}
  • BHO CLSID: {7b120170-d03b-451c-9fcc-369bf9900302}
  • BHO CLSID: {6eb534fb-2001-45c4-b860-bc904865a379}
Internet Explorer toolbars
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar'
  • CLSID: {8945176c-2823-4272-9735-873e75bfe1b4}
  • CLSID: {a0154e07-2b48-475c-a82a-80efd84ea33e}
  • CLSID: {3042df7a-e900-4389-9b94-923df0daa57e}
  • CLSID: {c98d5b61-b0ea-4d48-9839-1079d352d880}
  • CLSID: {de1540e3-8f32-491f-9868-e0b9c191cdd7}
  • CLSID: {3462c343-be19-4143-af70-cefb56f46fc6}
  • CLSID: {e2993f50-db88-405c-baec-91a1805c3517}
Internet Explorer web browsers
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser'
  • CLSID: {A0154E07-2B48-475C-A82A-80EFD84EA33E}
  • CLSID: {3042DF7A-E900-4389-9B94-923DF0DAA57E}
  • CLSID: {C98D5B61-B0EA-4D48-9839-1079D352D880}
  • CLSID: {DE1540E3-8F32-491F-9868-E0B9C191CDD7}
  • CLSID: {3462C343-BE19-4143-AF70-CEFB56F46FC6}
  • CLSID: {E2993F50-DB88-405C-BAEC-91A1805C3517}
Startup files (all users) run once
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce'
  • 'VideoDownloadConverter_4zbar Uninstall' → rundll32 C:\Program Files2\4ZUNIN~1.DLL,O -3

MalwareMalware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 4 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engineEngine versionDetection
AVG 2014.0.3629 Zango
Kingsoft 2013.1.8.219 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Trend Micro HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
VIPRE Antivirus 16734 MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate N 43.48%
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.74%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.39%
Microsoft Windows XP 13.04%
Windows Vista Ultimate 4.35%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 65.22% of MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 76.92%
GIGABYTE 23.08%
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