Riskware/MyWebSearch

description-logoAnalysis


Riskware/MyWebSearch is a detection for installers of applications that include MindSpark-related toolbars or Browser Helper Objects (BHOs). The detection does not indicate the presence of malware, but is used to classify software with possibly unwanted behavior that may be a potential risk to users.
Riskware applications usually affect productivity and are thus not useful in a corporate environment.
Below are screenshots of some of the installation packages and toolbars:


  • Figure 1: Installation Prompt Example.


  • Figure 2: Toolbar Example 1.


  • Figure 3: Toolbar Example 2.

recommended-action-logoRecommended Action

  • Make sure that your FortiGate/FortiClient system is using the latest AV database.
  • Quarantine/delete files that are detected and replace infected files with clean backup copies.

Telemetry logoTelemetry

Detection Availability

FortiGate
Extended
FortiClient
FortiMail
FortiSandbox
FortiWeb
Web Application Firewall
FortiIsolator
FortiDeceptor
FortiEDR

Version Updates

Date Version Detail
2024-03-25 92.02774
2024-03-25 92.02772
2024-03-23 92.02722
2024-03-23 92.02715
2024-03-23 92.02711
2024-03-22 92.02694
2024-03-22 92.02686
2024-03-22 92.02674
2024-03-20 92.02624
2024-03-18 92.02564