Should I block it?

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

VersionsAdditional versions

2, 5, 6, 52 20.00%
2, 5, 6, 6 80.00%

Relationships


PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegEnumKeyExA, OpenServiceA, QueryServiceStatus, CloseServiceHandle, RegFlushKey, RegQueryValueExA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegDeleteValueA, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegEnumValueA, RegOpenKeyExA, OpenSCManagerA, CreateProcessAsUserA, SetTokenInformation, GetLengthSid, DuplicateTokenEx, OpenProcessToken, RegEnumKeyA
crypt32.dll
CertFindCertificateInStore, CertFreeCertificateContext, CertCloseStore, CryptMsgClose, CryptMsgGetParam, CryptDecodeObject
gdi32.dll
GetTextColor, GetTextMetricsA, GetObjectType, UpdateColors, DeleteDC, RealizePalette, SelectPalette, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateRectRgnIndirect, CreateRectRgn, BitBlt, GetDIBits, CreateDIBSection, GetObjectA, GetBitmapBits, SetBkMode, RectInRegion, OffsetRgn, LineTo, MoveToEx, SelectClipRgn, SetPixel, GetBkColor, SelectClipPath, EndPath, CloseFigure, BeginPath, TextOutA, GetTextExtentExPointA, SetMapMode, DPtoLP, CreatePen, GetMapMode, CreateBitmap, GetPixel, CreateRoundRectRgn, GetStockObject, RoundRect, SelectObject, CreateFontIndirectA, GetDeviceCaps, GetTextExtentPoint32A, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetRgnBox, OffsetWindowOrgEx, SetWindowOrgEx, SetBkColor, ExtTextOutA, DeleteObject, CreatePalette, CreateSolidBrush, SetTextColor
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, SetEndOfFile, SetFilePointer, UnmapViewOfFile, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingA, FlushFileBuffers, OpenMutexA, SetThreadPriority, ResumeThread, CallNamedPipeA, CompareFileTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, MulDiv, Sleep, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, WritePrivateProfileSectionA, GetPrivateProfileIntA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, lstrcpyW, GetWindowsDirectoryA, GetCommandLineA, GetDriveTypeA, SetLastError, GlobalAlloc, GlobalFree, DeleteFileA, CreateProcessA, CreateFileA, GetFileSize, ReadFile, WriteFile, GetExitCodeProcess, LoadLibraryA, FreeLibrary, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, lstrcmpA, GetTickCount, GetCurrentDirectoryA, WaitForMultipleObjects, WritePrivateProfileStringA, CreateDirectoryA, OpenFileMappingA, 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, GetModuleFileNameW, lstrcatW
ole32.dll
OleSetClipboard, OleFlushClipboard, CreateOleAdviseHolder, OleRegGetMiscStatus, OleRegGetUserType, OleRegEnumVerbs, CoCreateGuid, StringFromGUID2, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, GetHGlobalFromStream, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemFree, OleInitialize, OleUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CLSIDFromString, CoGetInterfaceAndReleaseStream, CoMarshalInterThreadInterfaceInStream, CoCreateInstance, 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, OffsetRect, SetWindowRgn, SetWindowPos, SetFocus, GetFocus, IsChild, UnionRect, PtInRect, UnregisterClassA, SendMessageTimeoutA, GetActiveWindow, ValidateRect, LoadStringA, MessageBoxW, MessageBoxA, ScreenToClient, IsWindowVisible, SetForegroundWindow, GetKeyState, 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, DefWindowProcW, PeekMessageA, SetWinEventHook, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, UnhookWinEvent, IsWindow, DestroyWindow, PostMessageA, WindowFromPoint, GetCursorPos, SubtractRect, FindWindowA, AdjustWindowRectEx, DestroyIcon, CreateIcon, GetIconInfo, GetAsyncKeyState, DrawIconEx, TrackPopupMenuEx, DestroyCaret, SetCaretPos, ShowCaret, CreateCaret, GetGUIThreadInfo, GetCaretPos, DrawEdge, CreateIconIndirect, PostThreadMessageA, ReleaseCapture, GetForegroundWindow, SetCapture, GetCapture, ClientToScreen, 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, SetRect, GetUpdateRgn, WindowFromDC, wsprintfW
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, VerQueryValueA
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer
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5kbar.dll

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

Remove 5kbar.dll
Version:   2, 5, 6, 6
MD5:   6ecc81a48f62e731db089203faff4735
SHA1:   ee295b070d91c3832a8883452fa529b4a27a3c06
SHA256:   e4ca7ff2b5fe380047c1c3bdc67142ecb91017da153b738fd3bbaf68d9ba24c0
Warning 6 antivirus scanners has detected malware.

What is 5kbar.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 with iWon, allowing user to query myWebSearch search engine.

About 5kbar.dll (from Mindspark Interactive Network)

The iWon Toolbar installs into your Internet browser and allows you to search the Internet with MyWebSearch® and may provide other search features as further described herein. Default Search, Addres

DetailsDetails

File name:5kbar.dll
Publisher:MindSpark
Product name:MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox
Description:MindSpark Toolbar Platform
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\iwon_5k\bar\1.bin\5kbar.dll
Original name:t8Bar.dll
File version:2, 5, 6, 6
Size:683.14 KB (699,536 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Mindspark Interactive Network
Authority (CA):VeriSign
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: {b1df253a-9e7a-480d-b6a5-7a435b520dbb}
  • BHO CLSID: {8f7f89b5-752e-4194-b92f-cf00177c1590}
Internet Explorer toolbars
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar'
  • CLSID: {af94b35c-3ac5-4030-9f9c-15fb4e3dc339}
Internet Explorer web browsers
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser'
  • CLSID: {AF94B35C-3AC5-4030-9F9C-15FB4E3DC339}

MalwareMalware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 6 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engineEngine versionDetection
AVG 2014.0.3629 Zango
Clam AntiVirus 0.97.3.0 Adware.MyWebSearch-18
Kingsoft 2012.9.22.155 Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes 1.62.0.140 PUP.MyWebSearch
Trend Micro HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V0719
VIPRE Antivirus 14342 MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate N 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox.
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