4zbar.dll
MindSpark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and Firefox by Mindspark Interactive Network (Signed)
| Version: | 2, 5, 14, 33 |
| MD5: | 55bb146847cf8fc07253de6ab20041a9 |
| SHA1: | e77ca95e7ad71424d46a74a40a3f8457a3f03291 |
| SHA256: | 1a681302f6f873c2f532504e12cba869e4a58899e92a9cf296aa954bae098e02 |
Warning 6 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, 14, 33 |
| Size: | 695.57 KB (712,264 bytes) |
| Build date: | 8/30/2013 12:09 AM |
| 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
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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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...
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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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...
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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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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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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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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 ...
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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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 ...
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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This is a web browser extension/toolbar that will modify the user's home page and search provider to Ask.com.
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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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.
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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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...
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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Installs a potentailly unwanted Ask.com powered toolbr - "As part of the download process for the Toolbar, you may be given the option to reset your homepage and/or reset your new tab page to an Ask® home page and new tab product. This provides relevant links and results when you make a search request in your browser address bar or if your browser address (DNS) request is invalid, misspelled or incorrectly formatted. This is a search bo...
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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FindMeFreebies is a Mindspark web browser toolbar that is designed to modify the users search and home pages to Ask.com (or MyWebSearch).
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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HeroicPlay is a Mindspark web browser toolbar that is designed to modify the users search and home pages to Ask.com (or MyWebSearch).
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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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.
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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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.
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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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.
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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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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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Installs a potentailly unwanted Ask.com powered toolbr - "As part of the download process for the Toolbar, you may be given the option to reset your homepage and/or reset your new tab page to an Ask® home page and new tab product. This provides relevant links and results when you make a search request in your browser address bar or if your browser address (DNS) request is invalid, misspelled or incorrectly formatted. This is a search bo...
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Mindspark Interactive Network |
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DailyBibleGuide is a Mindspark web browser toolbar that is designed to modify the users search and home pages to Ask.com (or MyWebSearch).
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'
- 'HowToSimplified_8ebar Uninstall' → rundll32 C:\Program Files2\8EUNIN~1.DLL,O -3 uninstalltype="FF"
- 'FilmFanaticbar Uninstall' → rundll32 C:\Program Files2\PAUNIN~1.DLL,O -3
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, 6 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 |
7.8852 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.W |
| Kingsoft |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud) |
| Trend Micro HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0906 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
21888 |
MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
37.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.50% |
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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% |
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| Dell |
25.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
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| Acer |
12.50% |
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