4zbar.dll
MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox by Mindspark Interactive Network (Signed)
| Version: | 2, 5, 11, 14 |
| MD5: | 4f9bede2dfc13917d20c3d57e1da9b16 |
| SHA1: | 5c5b28cf2242e886dab4cc90744da41e485ccfdc |
| SHA256: | 1977888a02feb17afcc4a2b98b0a96c8ebe83e92fd5125d5d8d8f2bba71018d0 |
Warning 4 antivirus scanners has detected malware.
What is 4zbar.dll?
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 4zbar.dll (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: | 4zbar.dll |
| Publisher: | MindSpark |
| Product name: | MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox |
| Description: | MindSpark Toolbar Platform |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\videodownloadconverter_4z\bar\2.bin\4zbar.dll |
| Original name: | t8Bar.dll |
| File version: | 2, 5, 11, 14 |
| Size: | 691.57 KB (708,168 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Mindspark Interactive Network |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, July 5, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
- BHO CLSID: {312f84fb-8970-4fd3-bddb-7012eac4afc9}
Startup files (all users) run once
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce'
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Internet Explorer toolbars
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar'
- CLSID: {48586425-6bb7-4f51-8dc6-38c88e3ebb58}
Internet Explorer web browsers
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser'
- CLSID: {48586425-6BB7-4F51-8DC6-38C88E3EBB58}
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 4 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP] |
| AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
Zango |
| ESET NOD32 |
7.8812 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.W |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
21562 |
MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.50% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
37.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
12.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.50% |
|
Distribution by country
MU installs about 37.50% of MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| GIGABYTE |
37.50% |
|
| Dell |
25.00% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
|
| Acer |
12.50% |
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