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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 17 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by Linkury)

Product:
MessengerPlugin

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
af3a2b99c61c8fbd4bcaddb1172f5083

SHA-1:
a2adc9c8c24e708931e4604a77b5b716045cdc15

SHA-256:
e21b1666dcc5a89bdb352903aaa070505169f2257b36ebb84a10b7137f3b2522

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 4:18:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Linkury.B
358

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

Bitdefender
Adware.Linkury.B
1.0.20.210

Dr.Web
Trojan.Damaged.1
9.0.1.042

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Linkury
8.16.02.11.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Linkury.G potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-e870b72b
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Adware.Linkury
16.2.24

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Linkury.B
17.0.0.126

Norman
Adware.Linkury.B
11.20160211

nProtect
Adware.Linkury.B
14.08.06.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/LinkUry
16.02.11.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkury (M)
16.2.11.20

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9329

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0613
7.2.42

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R00JC0OID14
10.465.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Linkury
25664

File size:
12.3 KB (12,568 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:
Linkury

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/11/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/11/2015 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:
77A9B89A06B99100955A838E8BB46FF8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/17/2013 2:00:10 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:eaAFsSNmtVPd3I1iHeFW0W3MB0FnYe+PjPLrVs48s+vO+5zr9ZCspE+TMQrb91g:RAFX4xJI0gW0W3MB0FnYPLds41eMiG

Entry address:
0x2C2E

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

Code size:
3.5 KB (3,584 bytes)

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