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Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.MessengerPlugin.dll

MessengerPlugin

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 Linkury SmartBar is a a potentially unwanted toolbar and Windows Gadget that is advertising supported. The module Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.MessengerPlugin.dll by Linkury has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by Linkury)

Product:
MessengerPlugin

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
8705aafa2ece436b3f711811106c4622

SHA-1:
0407b67112c1a51eaa431232704cfd462877c31f

SHA-256:
8ffde142b780bd0ba1109e5d2fd4e42746fee31169c20d8c68fa6e626284dcbd

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:
4/23/2024 6:27:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkury (M)
16.2.4.23

File size:
11.8 KB (12,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2011

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

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkury

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/13/2011 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/11/2012 8:59:59 PM

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:
11/15/2011 12:52:30 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:mYAFsSNmtVPdsI1eHeYW0W3MBiyowJL/FrVs43Zky+vEQr9ZCspE+TMIriBV:JAFX4xGI8nW0W3MBiYJLbs4LeM9

Entry address:
0x2C1E

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

Code size:
3.5 KB (3,584 bytes)

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