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productsremovaltool.exe

Smartbar.Resources.ProductsRemovalTool

PINWID LTD

This is part of the Linkury/SnapDo monetization software, a web browser toolbar used to hijack a user's search in order to collect revenues. The SmartBar is a a potentially unwanted toolbar and Windows Gadget that is advertising supported (adware). The application productsremovaltool.exe by PINWID has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Muvic Smartbar Engine by Pinwid Ltd. and Snap.Do by ReSoft Ltd., both potentially unwanted software.

File name:

Publisher:

PINWID LTD (signed and verified)

Product:

Smartbar.Resources.ProductsRemovalTool

Version:

1.0.0.0

MD5:

3678144de0b03ad20ef1271ee90388fb

SHA-1:

c04c275e944f18f448e9d6144b433644ff85bb7b

SHA-256:

3e90c285a4e3ae062147e068744ce8cea10ec47c9664d9344622e0b1fccfbe3b

Scanner detections:

3 / 68

Status:

Adware

Analysis date:

4/23/2024 9:30:07 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

MalSign.Pindi

2015.0.3526

Reason Heuristics

PUP.PINWID.T

14.3.13.22

VIPRE Antivirus

Adware.Linkury

27684

File size:

120.5 KB (123,424 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.0

Original file name:

Smartbar.Resources.ProductsRemovalTool.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\application\productsremovaltool.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

PINWID LTD

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

2/4/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/5/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=PINWID LTD, O=PINWID LTD, STREET=14 Shenkar Arie, L=HERZLIYA, S=NA, PostalCode=46733, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

00D9AC9FC9A1B1E8FD63013E3CCE7B0578

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

2/25/2014 4:51:39 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

1536:CncC3pbFbYvvxUknnGmv/lF0YBh04yN4WwtPMFDq+Q5KnJ7XJhzGDsNbP799kqa+:KcChFsnpaYBh034WGMECLJhzWsdrkj+

Entry address:

0x1D832

Entry point:

FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.7484

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

110.5 KB (113,152 bytes)

The file productsremovaltool.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Muvic Smartbar by Pinwid Ltd.

This adware injects advertising in the user's Internet browser by running as an extension and/or add-on. Ads are delivered in the form of banners and text-links (roll-overs) as well as some popup ads.

www.browse-search.com/?

80% remove it

Muvic Smartbar Engine by Pinwid Ltd.

This adware program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups.

82% remove it

Snap.Do by ReSoft Ltd.

Snap.Do is a web browser addin/toolbar (depending on the browser it is installed within) that plugs into all the major web browsers including Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox. Snap.

snap.do

85% remove it

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