What is assist.exe?
assist.exe is part of Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and developed by Mindspark according to the assist.exe version information.
assist.exe's description is "Mindspark Toolbar Platform"
assist.exe is digitally signed by Mindspark Interactive Network.
assist.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files (x86)\couponxplorer_5z\bar\1.bin\assists\ie_default_search_provider\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected assist.exe.
If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.
Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on assist.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer |
| Company name | Mindspark |
| File description | Mindspark Toolbar Platform |
| Internal name | IEDefaultSearchProvider.exe |
| Original filename | IEDefaultSearchProvider.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2009-2015 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. |
| Product version | 2.5.15.30 |
| File version | 1.0.7.262 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Inter.. |
| Company name | Mindspark |
| File description | Mindspark Toolbar Platform |
| Internal name | IEDefaultSearchProvider.exe |
| Original filename | IEDefaultSearchProvider.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2009-2015 Mindspark Int.. |
| Product version | 2.5.15.30 |
| File version | 1.0.7.262 |
Digital signatures [?]
assist.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Mindspark Interactive Network |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 438d4291e43c2dffeeaaaee5b6c070b5 |
VirusTotal report
29 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the assist.exe file. That's a 53% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Agnitum | PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch! |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[WebToolbar]/Win32.MyWebSearch.tq |
| Arcabit | PUP.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch |
| Avast | Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP] |
| AVG | Toolbar.MyWebSearch.CV |
| Avira | PUA/MyWebSearch.U.3 |
| AVware | MyWebSearch.J (v) |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.MyWebSearch.MiIN |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.1166 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Pua.Mysearch.021315 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Mywebsearch-169 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.MyWebSearch.R |
| Cyren | W32/Mywebsearch.K.gen!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.MyWebSearch.103 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AF potentially unwanted |
| F-Prot | W32/Mywebsearch.K.gen!Eldorado |
| GData | Win32.Adware.Mindspark.E |
| Jiangmin | Adware.MySearch.bo |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch.tu |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.MindSpark |
| McAfee | Artemis!6B0606F1915D |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.MySearch.dzgitm |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.MindSpark/Variant |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Wnwg |
| VBA32 | AdWare.MySearch |
| VIPRE | MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious) |
| Zillya | Adware.Toolbar.Win32.1545 |
assist.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove assist.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the assist.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that assist.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate assist.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the assist.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate assist.exe in the scan result.
c:\program files (x86)\couponx..in\assists\ie_default_search_provider\assist.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the assist.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If assist.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If assist.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If assist.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that assist.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 6b0606f1915d14913b24111e3c6c1275 |
| SHA256 | 50c90aba59a363b27f394f66317852e3e1576d9d8909240c44276b43cf3d535d |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to assist.exe:
assist.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
assist.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
Mindspark Toolbar Platform has stopped working.
End Program - assist.exe. This program is not responding.
assist.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
assist.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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