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
2024-03-18 92.02564
2024-03-13 92.02414
2024-03-11 92.02346
2024-03-09 92.02281
2024-03-04 92.02137
2024-03-01 92.02055
2024-03-01 92.02046
2024-02-29 92.02027
2024-02-29 92.02023
2024-02-29 92.02022