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Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.MessengerPlugin.dll

MessengerPlugin

MY POP SHOP 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.MessengerPlugin.dll by MY POP SHOP has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by MY POP SHOP LTD)

Product:
MessengerPlugin

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
9d444c11e15f6989b3f5ff0399b2ea55

SHA-1:
33e8f08476db86d4db349e82bdc4d27af41b0c13

SHA-256:
a4496957abca5fe4a383f044129ad480ea7a7f3ad55f82bbad6a056207e1a0d8

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 9:42:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Linkury.Gen2
7.11.189.62

AVG
MPomp
2015.0.3277

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Linkury
t3scan.1.6.1.0

McAfee
Artemis!379FA7FE935E
5600.6933

Panda Antivirus
PUP/LinkUry
14.11.27.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MYPOPSHOP.v
14.11.27.19

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0619
7.2.331

File size:
24 KB (24,624 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\smartbar\common\servicesplugins\smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.messengerplugin.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MY POP SHOP LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/18/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MY POP SHOP LTD, O=MY POP SHOP 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:
00958B06B6A7C969725A449A396AFA1FDB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/6/2014 6:29:22 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:fkWeJfYnvVr6hjHFctoiD7X5VnPrjwcxWBgRw3tpIvGD6VW0W3MBdnhCxYPLg8oY:fBeCnWjl+/5Vjk0a9pIOD6FmMzME7jx

Entry address:
0x5996

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, 50, 00, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 98, 39, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3546

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

Code size:
14.5 KB (14,848 bytes)

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