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LinkSwift.IEUpdate.dll

linkswift

This is the Internet Explorer add-on for the Yontoo linkswift branded web browser plugin (injects banner, text-link and popup ads). The component is responisble for registering the Browser Helper Object into IE and keeping it registered. The module LinkSwift.IEUpdate.dll by linkswift has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
linkswift  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5434.25867

MD5:
0cf9db4850be4bfea5664eefca77d692

SHA-1:
fd7d683ccbd8e821f2e8a86ff7ea39a5ccbc7045

SHA-256:
355d0cebccf12c0c7d8b101ab7eb506095f5125d2baae15d728990e6ba8805d4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo distributed ad-supported web browser add-on for Internet Explorer.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:40:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.11.14

File size:
655.3 KB (671,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5434.25867

Original file name:
LinkSwift.IEUpdate.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\linkswift\bin\plugins\linkswift.ieupdate.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
linkswift

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/11/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=linkswift, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=linkswift, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3AD03D814D9E16358271D2CA8A94AB42

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/17/2014 8:22:18 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xA396E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
647 KB (662,528 bytes)

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