Threat Database Adware MintCastNetworks Ads

MintCastNetworks Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 33,466
First Seen: June 12, 2014
Last Seen: October 24, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows

You need to know that the Mint Cast Networks application is adware and may be offered to you as a note-taking tool for your browser. The MintCastNetworks adware is developed by Savant Marketing, LLC and may arrive on your computer incorporated with a free program setup file. The MintCastNetworks adware might show corrupted advertisements in Opera, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome because it is developed on the Crossrider platform. The official site of the adware MintCastNetworks.com promises users that the app would respect their privacy and give them the choice to opt-out of receiving promotional materials, but they may receive a constant stream of promotions by premium advertisers. The MintCastNetworks adware is known to run in the background of infected systems as a process named mintcast and appear as a browser plug-in that links back to the npUtils.dll.

The MintCastNetworks adware functions similarly to FileSendSuite Toolbar and HQ-Video-Professional and may use tracking and session cookies to show personalized advertisements every time you start an online session and maximize the relevance of its commercials. The ads by MintCastNetworks may appear as ad-boxes, discounts, vouchers, coupons and banners that may direct you to visit insecure online stores. The MintCastNetworks adware may offer you to participate in various lotteries for automobiles, smartphones, and vacations by submitting your phone number and email address. You are advised not give up contact information to the operators of the MintCastNetworks adware because you risk being subscribed to premium offers via SMS and receiving numerous spam emails. You can remove the MintCastNetworks adware with the help of a reliable anti-spyware application.

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File System Details

MintCastNetworks Ads may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. InjectorServiceProject.exe e23250247ebd013227ca106c0c03d3f4 7,472
2. VersionUpdaterService.exe 8a011ea7886e3d0a2d5f9dd2f9e3c0de 4,163
3. unfriendstatus_x64.dll 599782c3565e38a77cc53664b26987f1 2,616
4. MintCastNetworks_x64.dll af040cac61ce13597b7733d960166d47 1,362
5. unfriendstatus.dll 3c0ec5fa366299b94de6d4ebc0918989 871
6. updater.exe 0a0d2f618b5465af60cc80c398910eb1 308
7. netman.exe.vir 6a0a5bd6e6aadc34f241b897897755d9 100
8. MintCastHelper.exe 76b84c41f42fc9413779202fb9a85b2d 72
9. MintCastScript64.dll d3ac7e04475e05ae124889a928ac0614 35
10. MintCastBackground64.exe 758446ad1ed227db221d4eb42b371deb 21
11. netman.exe 5598b73b9f8b3740d094949cc8dcd818 21
12. MintCastScript.dll c788a518bb1c3327e32e7693aec615b0 5
13. C:\Program Files\mintcastnetworks\MintCastNetworks.dll ccbb2ee1300e318616fa9efc527db331
14. MintCastNetworks_x64.dll
15. C:\Program Files\MintCastNetworks\uninst000.exe
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Registry Details

MintCastNetworks Ads may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{0772F3BB-49D1-4889-9351-52466DA8121E}
{141D8B3A-67A1-44E0-83FC-4A797E1C08F3}
{29D48E81-CC8B-4C3E-BEC6-C7B4220AD11B}
{3C810311-6DAF-40F3-BD3C-909546B8D2A1}
{3F3811D7-8561-4FF6-AB56-C8EC7575314A}
{541A52CA-0D86-4653-AE9D-83294E53CAF2}
{6E25B7D1-2455-488C-9CAA-50C772F739B0}
{79055AEB-4CE0-49DF-B28A-77361629FCD4}
{9AECCB2A-ACA2-47E2-A80D-1F7B1D9A3D5F}
{A6B3DDCC-850D-4681-AA94-B9860337CE84}
{BE7B3016-779E-4FC9-A0CE-FD190A0B21DF}
{E1F95791-D190-48F9-A4EB-C653A2205629}
{E8651A43-8F4E-4536-ADE1-5EC408660F3E}
{EEB10751-35F8-466E-A446-48E4EB23CF10}
{F1C80B6E-0FA7-4B14-BC2B-D408A93F056E}
{F65A57F9-5451-4296-A421-185B6E816FB5}
SOFTWARE\AdwareROI\MintcastNetworks
SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\mintcastnetworks.exe
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\44B9D63AA75D0CD4D985EECE797548F6
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\44B9D63AA75D0CD4D985EECE797548F6
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.DataContainer
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.DataContainer.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.DataController
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.DataController.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.DataTable
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.DataTable.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.DataTableFields
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.DataTableFields.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.DataTableHolder
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.DataTableHolder.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.LSPLogic
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.LSPLogic.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.ReadOnlyManager
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworks.ReadOnlyManager.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.DataContainer
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.DataContainer.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.DataController
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.DataController.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.DataTable
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.DataTable.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.DataTableFields
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.DataTableFields.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.DataTableHolder
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.DataTableHolder.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.LSPLogic
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.LSPLogic.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.ReadOnlyManager
SOFTWARE\Classes\mintcastnetworksLib.ReadOnlyManager.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\mintcastnetworks.exe
SOFTWARE\digisearch7
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\INSTALLMINTCASTNETWORKS_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\INSTALLMINTCASTNETWORKS_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Mintcast_updater_service_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Mintcast_updater_service_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\INSTALLMINTCASTNETWORKS_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\INSTALLMINTCASTNETWORKS_RASMANCS
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SafeBoot\Network\mintcastnetworks
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Mintcast
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Mintcast_updater_service
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[APP_SETTINGS]
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[AUTOMATIC_UPDATE_MODULE]
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[INSTALL_UN_INSTALL_STATU_SUPDATER]
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[JAVASCRIPT_INJECTION_MODULE]
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[STATUS_UPDATE_MODULE]
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\mintcastnetworks
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\SafeBoot\Network\mintcastnetworks
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Mintcast
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Mintcast_updater_service
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[APP_SETTINGS]
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[AUTOMATIC_UPDATE_MODULE]
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[INSTALL_UN_INSTALL_STATU_SUPDATER]
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[JAVASCRIPT_INJECTION_MODULE]
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[STATUS_UPDATE_MODULE]
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\mintcastnetworks
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\mintcastnetworks
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Mintcast
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Mintcast_updater_service
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[APP_SETTINGS]
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[AUTOMATIC_UPDATE_MODULE]
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[INSTALL_UN_INSTALL_STATU_SUPDATER]
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[JAVASCRIPT_INJECTION_MODULE]
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\NetworkAnalyser[STATUS_UPDATE_MODULE]
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\mintcastnetworks

Directories

MintCastNetworks Ads may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\AdwareROI\MintcastNetworks
%PROGRAMFILES%\MintCastNetworks updater
%PROGRAMFILES%\UnFriend Status
%PROGRAMFILES%\mintcast
%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\AdwareROI\MintcastNetworks
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\MintCastNetworks updater
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\UnFriend Status
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\mintcast

URLs

MintCastNetworks Ads may call the following URLs:

www.mintcastnetworks.com

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