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Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.MessengerPlugin.dll

MessengerPlugin

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.MessengerPlugin.dll by VERISTAFF.COM has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by VERISTAFF.COM LTD)

Product:
MessengerPlugin

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
773fbe7f0d5e199fbf65ac92ee232178

SHA-1:
a5b28ec87fd04407b467f13c07d7a9eadadf0ba6

SHA-256:
7f469e801f724844797dcc4306b7ac722919fa9d59773598468ca660a3b64776

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:36:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Linkury.Gen2
7.11.189.70

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3277

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VERISTAFFCOM.v
14.12.4.0

File size:
24.5 KB (25,104 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:
VERISTAFF.COM LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/15/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/16/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=VERISTAFF.COM LTD, OU=514841295, O=VERISTAFF.COM LTD, STREET=Shenkar 14, L=Hertzlya, S=TLV, PostalCode=4672514, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2AF13BF1274B91869E8E8BA9B16282CA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/19/2014 10:18:10 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:nkI3uUsUVbPBjHFo5Ni/0wZCPrjwxWBgR2pt+IvGD6VW0W3MBonYPLP6Ma56PriG:n7Ls0jlgNsMcEL+IOD6FmM6S9aUriG

Entry address:
0x5946

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:
6.3990

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

Code size:
14.5 KB (14,848 bytes)

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