Gaming Assassin Toolbar
Posted: August 3, 2016
Threat Metric
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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
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Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 201 |
First Seen: | May 5, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | May 2, 2022 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Mindspark Interactive Network is a software publisher whose name is often linked to dubious toolbars that may change a Web browser's behavior automatically. The Gaming Assassin Toolbar is one of the pieces of software developed and published by Mindspark Interactive Network, and it does same things that Mindspark's products are ill-famed for – modifying a Web browser's settings, injecting marketing content, and gathering Web browser usage statistics anonymously. However, the Gaming Assassin Toolbar's dubious behavior is never mentioned in the installation notes, and Mindspark Interactive Network promotes its product as a useful browser utility that allows users to discover and access hundreds of free-to-play online games quickly. The Gaming Assassin Toolbar does, in fact, lead users to reliable online gaming pages, but it also carries out background operations that aren't considered user-friendly.
When the Gaming Assassin Toolbar is first installed, it may change the configuration of affected Web browsers, so that they will have their homepage changed to hxxp://hp.myway.com/gamingassassin. This is a low-quality search engine which is affiliated to Mindspark Interactive Network and may be used to distribute marketing content, sponsored search results, and software download offers that may lead users to potentially unsafe Web destinations. The changes that the Gaming Assassin Toolbar brings can't be reverted without removing the toolbar first, and many users might be stuck with using hxxp://hp.myway.com/gamingassassin unless they remove the toolbar first.
The removal of the Gaming Assassin Toolbar is strongly recommended because this utility may not bring any necessary or useful features. Instead, it focuses on promoting dubious Web pages and advertising content that may cause performance issues or expose users to unsafe Web content.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
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The following files were created in the system:C:\Program Files\GamingAssassin_4s\bar\1.bin\4sBar.dll
File name: C:\Program Files\GamingAssassin_4s\bar\1.bin\4sBar.dllMD5: f86336c978311761bc3e2a80b08d46bc
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
"C:\Program Files\GamingAssassin_4s\bar\1.bin\4sBar.dll",O mindsparktoolbarkey="GamingAssassin_4s" uninstalltype="FF"
File name: "C:\Program Files\GamingAssassin_4s\bar\1.bin\4sBar.dll",O mindsparktoolbarkey="GamingAssassin_4s" uninstalltype="FF"Mime Type: unknown/dll",O mindsparktoolbarkey="GamingAssassin_4s" uninstalltype="FF"
Group: Malware file
4shkstub.dll
File name: 4shkstub.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
4sreghk.dll
File name: 4sreghk.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
4sSrcAs.dll
File name: 4sSrcAs.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
4sSrchMn.exe
File name: 4sSrchMn.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
NP4sStub.dll
File name: NP4sStub.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
T8HTML.DLL
File name: T8HTML.DLLFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/DLL
Group: Malware file
4sPlugin.dll
File name: 4sPlugin.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
4sbprtct.dll
File name: 4sbprtct.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
4sdlghk.dll
File name: 4sdlghk.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
T8TICKER.DLL
File name: T8TICKER.DLLFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/DLL
Group: Malware file
4ssknlcr.dll
File name: 4ssknlcr.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
4simpipe.exe
File name: 4simpipe.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
4stpinst.dll
File name: 4stpinst.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
T8EXTEX.DLL
File name: T8EXTEX.DLLFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/DLL
Group: Malware file
T8EXTPEX.DLL
File name: T8EXTPEX.DLLFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/DLL
Group: Malware file
T8RES.DLL
File name: T8RES.DLLFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/DLL
Group: Malware file
4shtmlmu.dll
File name: 4shtmlmu.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
AppIntegrator64.exe
File name: AppIntegrator64.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
AppIntegratorStub64.dll
File name: AppIntegratorStub64.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
BOOTSTRAP.JS
File name: BOOTSTRAP.JSFile type: JavaScript file
Mime Type: unknown/JS
Group: Malware file
CREXT.DLL
File name: CREXT.DLLFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/DLL
Group: Malware file
CrExtP4s.exe
File name: CrExtP4s.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
DPNMNGR.DLL
File name: DPNMNGR.DLLFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/DLL
Group: Malware file
EXEMANAGER.DLL
File name: EXEMANAGER.DLLFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/DLL
Group: Malware file
Hpg64.dll
File name: Hpg64.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
INSTALL.RDF
File name: INSTALL.RDFMime Type: unknown/RDF
Group: Malware file
installKeys.js
File name: installKeys.jsFile type: JavaScript file
Mime Type: unknown/js
Group: Malware file
VERIFY.DLL
File name: VERIFY.DLLFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/DLL
Group: Malware file
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Gaming Assassin Search Scope MonitorSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Gaming Assassin Search Scope Monitor
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