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

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3ghighin.exe

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

Remove 3ghighin.exe
Version:   1, 0, 0, 3
MD5:   635f5e4b01597d0baf2422245c8ff541
SHA1:   9788294f2b8ab28dbae4c73bb61a6b1200bdd89d
SHA256:   b1c485330062beb4d02e3e67e68de82c6ffa22b0bbf1eeb6356d2ae15d03249d
Warning 5 antivirus scanners has detected malware.

What is 3ghighin.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 3ghighin.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.”

Overview

3ghighin.exe is malware that executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is installed with a couple of know programs including CouponXplorer Internet Explorer Toolbar published by Mindspark Interactive Network, WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar from Mindspark Interactive Network and WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar by Mindspark Interactive Network. The file is digitally signed by Mindspark Interactive Network.

DetailsDetails

File name:3ghighin.exe
Publisher:MindSpark
Product name:MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox
Description:Run a MindSpark DLL as an App
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\festivebar_3g\bar\1.bin\3ghighin.exe
Original name:t8HighIn.exe
File version:1, 0, 0, 3
Product version:2, 3, 0, 0
Size:21.53 KB (22,048 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Mindspark Interactive Network
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
CouponXplorer Internet Explorer Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  61% remove
Installs an Ask.com toolbar in Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object. According to the EULA (see below) as well as the behavior of the software, this toolbar will install search functionality in IE by modifying the default search, address bar and redirect queries. In addition it will change the user's home page and new tabs page to home.tb.ask.com. The toolbar uses the Price Finder application from Pronto, LLC. From the Privac...
WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  61% remove
WeatherBlink Internet Explorer Toolbar is a web browser extension that changes the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the toolb...
SafePCRepair Internet Explorer Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  67% remove
SafePCRepair Internet Explorer Toolbar is a web browser extension that changes the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the toolb...
Allin1Convert Firefox Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  68% remove
Functionality of the toolbar includes: - Changing the web browser's default home page to MyWebSearch.com. - Changing the browser's search provider, built-in search box to MyWebSearch.com. - Ability to modify the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page. - Adds an alternative error page, DNS error and 'page not' found functionality. - Adds additional functionality that is designed to protect the search and h...
Allin1Convert Internet Explorer Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  64% remove
Functionality of the toolbar includes: - Changing the web browser's default home page to MyWebSearch.com. - Changing the browser's search provider, built-in search box to MyWebSearch.com. - Ability to modify the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page. - Adds an alternative error page, DNS error and 'page not' found functionality. - Adds additional functionality that is designed to protect the search and h...
FromDocToPDF Firefox Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  61% remove
FromDocToPDF Firefox Toolbar is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers contextual based advertising. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a co-bundled offer within a third-party software distribut...
FromDocToPDF Internet Explorer Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  62% remove
FromDocToPDF Internet Explorer Toolbar is a web browser extension that changes the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the toolb...
MapsGalaxy Firefox Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  74% remove
MapsGalaxy Firefox Toolbar installs is a web browser extension and allows provides users the means to search the Internet with MyWebSearch, a potentially unwanted program that changes and redircts all of your search results as well as DNS errors, and modifies your home page to mywebsearch.com or some other webpage. MyWebSearch automatically becomes your default search service which hijacks all your search requests as well as tracks your...
MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  75% remove
MapsGalaxy Internet Explorer Toolbar installs is a web browser extension and allows provides users the means to search the Internet with MyWebSearch, a potentially unwanted program that changes and redircts all of your search results as well as DNS errors, and modifies your home page to mywebsearch.com or some other webpage. MyWebSearch automatically becomes your default search service which hijacks all your search requests as well as t...
VideoDownloadConverter Internet Explorer Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  79% remove
Installs a Mindspark toolbar in your Web browser that collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Mindspark so they can suggest services or provide ads via the toolbar.
Utility Chest Internet Explorer Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  77% remove
Installs a Mindspark toolbar in your Web browser that collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Mindspark so they can suggest services or provide ads via the toolbar.
VideoDownloadConverter Firefox Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  78% remove
Installs a Mindspark toolbar in your Web browser that collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Mindspark so they can suggest services or provide ads via the toolbar.
FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  70% remove
FilmFanatic Firefox Toolbar is a web browser extension that changes the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the toolbar is typic...
TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  75% remove
TelevisionFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar installs is a web browser extension and allows provides users the means to search the Internet with MyWebSearch, a potentially unwanted program that changes and redircts all of your search results as well as DNS errors, and modifies your home page to mywebsearch.com or some other webpage. MyWebSearch automatically becomes your default search service which hijacks all your search requests as we...
ReadingFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  63% remove
ReadingFanatic Internet Explorer Toolbar is a web browser extension that changes the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the too...
ReadingFanatic Firefox Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  62% remove
ReadingFanatic Firefox Toolbar is a web browser extension that changes the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the toolbar is ty...
MyImageConverter Firefox Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  63% remove
This toolbar/web browser extension is ad/search-supported that is typically installed as an optional offer, users generally have this bundled with 3rd party software. During setup, this toolbar will modify the home page and new tab pages to an affiliate search portal using a primary search engine in order to collect shared search revenue. It will also modify the default search provider as well.
PopularScreensavers Internet Explorer Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  66% remove
Functionality of the toolbar includes: - Changing the web browser's default home page to MyWebSearch.com. - Changing the browser's search provider, built-in search box to MyWebSearch.com. - Ability to modify the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page. - Adds an alternative error page, DNS error and 'page not' found functionality. - Adds additional functionality that is designed to protect the search and h...
RadioRage Firefox Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  61% remove
RadioRage Firefox Toolbar installs is a web browser extension and allows provides users the means to search the Internet with MyWebSearch, a potentially unwanted program that changes and redircts all of your search results as well as DNS errors, and modifies your home page to mywebsearch.com or some other webpage. MyWebSearch automatically becomes your default search service which hijacks all your search requests as well as tracks your ...
RadioRage Internet Explorer Toolbar
 Mindspark Interactive Network
  62% remove
RadioRage Internet Explorer Toolbar is a web browser extension that changes the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the toolbar ...
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 64220
  • [UDP] listens on port 58154
  • [UDP] listens on port 55022
  • [UDP] listens on port 4492

    • MalwareMalware detections

    Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 5 of them detected the following malware.
    Antivirus engineEngine versionDetection
    avast! 6.0.1289.0 Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP]
    AVG 2014.0.3629 AdInstaller.FunWeb
    eSafe 7.0.17.0 Win32.Toolbar.MyWebS
    Kingsoft 2013.1.8.219 Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
    VIPRE Antivirus 16282 MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)

    ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00206033%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00137664%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00068370%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:98 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:10,232/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:2/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:2.15 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):3.54 MB
    Private (minimum):2.81 MB
    Non-paged memory:2.15 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:58.97 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):64.15 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:2.87 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):6.54 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:8,615/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:188 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:8.83 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:4/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:29 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:2/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:4
    12
    Handles:160
    600
    GUI GDI count:9
    103
    GUI GDI peak:10
    142
    GUI USER count:4
    49
    GUI USER peak:5
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:High
    Platform:32-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\marineaquarium3free_57\bar\1.bin\57highin.exe" 57tpinst.dll,#5
    • "C:\Program Files\videodownloadconverter_4z\bar\1.bin\4zhighin.exe" 4ztpinst.dll,#5
    • "C:\Program Files\electiontracker_59\bar\1.bin\59highin.exe" 59tpinst.dll,#5
    • "C:\Program Files\yourlocallotto1_20\bar\1.bin\20highin.exe" 20tpinst.dll,#5
    • "C:\Program Files\dictionaryboss\bar\1.bin\v4highin.exe" v4tpinst.dll,#5
    • "C:\Program Files\couponalert_2p\bar\1.bin\2phighin.exe" 2ptpinst.dll,#5
    • "C:\Program Files\totalrecipesearch_14\bar\1.bin\14highin.exe" 14tpinst.dll,#5
    • (20 more)
    Owner:User

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    wow64.dll
    Total CPU:0.00179000%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00179000%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:95,087/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:1/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:252 KB
    1.16 MB
    WININET.dll
    Total CPU:0.00092952%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00092952%
    CPU cycles:125,863/sec
    Context switches:3/sec
    Memory:980 KB
    3gHighIn.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00055377%
    Kernel CPU:0.00031144%
    User CPU:0.00024233%
    CPU cycles:14,784/sec
    Memory:20 KB
    57tpinst.dll (ThirdPartyInstaller Module)
    Total CPU:0.00008079%
    Kernel CPU:0.00005908%
    User CPU:0.00002171%
    CPU cycles:842/sec
    Memory:156 KB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00006055%
    Kernel CPU:0.00006055%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:2,405/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Ultimate N 70.37%
    Microsoft Windows XP 14.81%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 7.41%
    Windows 7 Professional 3.70%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 3.70%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 86.36% of MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 66.67%
    Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
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