Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.AdvancedExeLauncherPlugin.dll

Linkury.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.AdvancedExeLauncher

Veristaff. Com 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 module Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.AdvancedExeLauncherPlugin.dll by Veristaff. Com has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Veristaff. Com Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Linkury.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.AdvancedExeLauncher

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
5aaf3f331c5d3869b1a7776ce365f6fa

SHA-1:
853b0e469e5d6659afa7fb3e422776685cf15590

SHA-256:
d93947d7f34f535e3b5d5a793a4a0ecac6611506f15cfd5eee5c2873af79ed3e

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:
5/2/2024 2:13:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Resoft.VeristaffCom (M)
16.1.19.10

File size:
26.6 KB (27,256 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Original file name:
Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.AdvancedExeLauncherPlugin.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\common\servicesplugins\smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.advancedexelauncherplugin.dll

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
7/14/2014 8:37:25 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 8:37:25 AM

Subject:
CN=Veristaff. Com Ltd, O=Veristaff. Com Ltd, L=Herzliya, S=Herzliya, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121327C47596D5E76D675A39A539249C1B5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/17/2014 7:35:39 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:b2f5GZ4idZA2ssDe6o2PU/Z56yweOLM12Jt7dITHdqa+Ri+4M+Y+hnLr3PL0xIH:b4G3A2seWCprRI7zoibMrO/I4

Entry address:
0x692E

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...
 
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Entropy:
6.3576

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

Code size:
18.5 KB (18,944 bytes)