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Linkury

This is part of the Linkury monetization software, a web browser toolbar used to 'hijack' a user's search in order to collect revenues. The application linkury.exe by Linkury has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Smartbar  (signed by Linkury)

Product:
Smartbar

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
13075ee34572e147b1c664624dd1e5c1

SHA-1:
3bc174b0e94429c4efe94d575210ce95cf414bfa

SHA-256:
129cdeabe953a8987809e3b89218ebd8e2c693836abb482a755a33392dff677b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:12:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkury (M)
17.2.20.1

File size:
19.3 KB (19,768 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.0.0

Original file name:
Smartbar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\application\linkury.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkury

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/14/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/12/2012 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Linkury, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Linkury, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, C=IL

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:
419F551AE006F0B2E53B5248C56F74C1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2012 7:32:37 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x4AFE

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

Code size:
11 KB (11,264 bytes)

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