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smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.messengerplugin.dll

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:
Linkury  (signed and verified)

MD5:
edfa477a0141b6f8b61f34cb61a9c1d1

SHA-1:
a4ff7f6ee2c06e28d5d27bde7f3320059994be82

SHA-256:
3c6ecf5ca05476b89384174700737f0b62cd947b030078cdad0a912b8f7f3103

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 10:57:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkury (M)
17.2.27.23

File size:
12.3 KB (12,568 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

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:
4/10/2013 5:25:06 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x2C3E

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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