Versions

1, 0, 0, 5	91.89%
1, 0, 0, 5	5.41%
1, 0, 0, 4	2.70%

Warning 31 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of mwssvc.exe.

There are 3 versions of MWSSVC.EXE in the wild, the latest version being 1, 0, 0, 5. It is started as a Windows Service called 'My Web Search Service' with the name 'MyWebSearchService'. The average file size is about 29.9 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Mindspark Interactive Network. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0017% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 904 KB with the maximum memory reaching around 1.86 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 1.54 KB per minute for reads and 28 Bytes per minute for writes.

My Web Search Bar is part of My Web Search by the Mindspark Interactive Network, 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.

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 31 of them detected the following malware.