3gmedint.exe
MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox by Mindspark Interactive Network (Signed)
| Version: | 1, 0, 0, 3 |
| MD5: | 04826c949a4de20b5a95ad88363ea3c6 |
| SHA1: | 556c4fca5d890f17b7b5040a601b42452a205e29 |
| SHA256: | 5a7c062dc4b60bf695c747f1e4ce0ec525bbbb58f1935e7956788d2fda4dea46 |
Warning 4 antivirus scanners has detected malware.
What is 3gmedint.exe?
Installs a MyWebSearch Mindspring Toolbar and Search Assistant in your web browser which monitors your search habits and redirects advertisements and search behaviors.
About 3gmedint.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
3gmedint.exe is malware that executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent
iexplore.exe (by Microsoft). 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.
Details
| File name: | 3gmedint.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\3gmedint.exe |
| Original name: | t8MedInt.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
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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- 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.
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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- 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...
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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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...
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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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...
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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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...
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Network connections
[TCP] ve-in-f105.1e100.net (173.194.75.105:80)
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 4 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 |
| eSafe |
7.0.17.0 |
Win32.Toolbar.MyWebS |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
16288 |
MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious) |
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00114112% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00073377% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00040735% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 345 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 9,868/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.25 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 3.28 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.65 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.25 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 61.39 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 64.85 MB | |
| Working set: | 2.04 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 6.23 MB | |
| Page faults: | 4,029/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 139 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 82 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 43 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 2/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 161 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 10 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 13 | |
| GUI USER count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 6 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command lines: |
- C:\progra~1\marine~1\bar\1.bin\57medint.exe C:\progra~1\marine~1\bar\1.bin\57radio.dll, r
- C:\progra~1\marine~1\bar\1.bin\57medint.exe C:\progra~1\marine~1\bar\1.bin\57script.dll,#5 weatherwidgetmultiplebutton
- C:\progra~2\totalr~2\bar\1.bin\14medint.exe C:\progra~2\totalr~2\bar\1.bin\14radio.dll, r
- C:\progra~2\videod~2\bar\1.bin\4zmedint.exe C:\progra~2\videod~2\bar\1.bin\4zradio.dll, r
- C:\progra~2\filmfa~1\bar\1.bin\pamedint.exe C:\progra~2\filmfa~1\bar\1.bin\paradio.dll, r
- C:\progra~2\filmfa~1\bar\1.bin\pamedint.exe C:\progra~2\filmfa~1\bar\1.bin\pascript.dll,#5 weatherwidgetmultiplebutton
- C:\progra~1\televi~2\bar\1.bin\64medint.exe C:\progra~1\televi~2\bar\1.bin\64radio.dll, r
- (14 more)
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| Owner: | User |
| Parent process: | iexplore.exe (Internet Explorer by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| 3gmedint.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00079102% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00068958% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00010143% | |
| CPU cycles: | 23,453/sec | |
| Memory: | 20 KB | |
| 57feedmg.dll (PRODUCTVERS_NAME by COMPANYVERS_NAME) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00003939% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003939% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,122/sec | |
| Memory: | 88 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
40.74% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
18.52% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.81% |
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| Windows 8 |
11.11% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
7.41% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.41% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 66.67% of MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
66.67% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
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