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Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.MessengerPlugin.dll

MessengerPlugin

PINWID 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 PINWID 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 PINWID LTD)

Product:
MessengerPlugin

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
a500e2657d9643b3a4f12fe112b4b642

SHA-1:
e57220f0199b21668fe8a4b8d44b167cc176bdb0

SHA-256:
7428fcd8e2b210134f8ec7f23dd58709c61d256ca47c085218d15fc28db44c2b

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:
5/1/2024 5:47:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Resoft (M)
16.11.24.13

File size:
24 KB (24,600 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:
PINWID LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/12/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/13/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PINWID LTD, OU=514841295, O=PINWID LTD, STREET=14 Shenkar Arie, L=HERZLIYA, S=TLV, PostalCode=4672514, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009956EF23AED48987569DC3E7434BBB19

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/19/2014 1:02:34 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:hwuJkK+hslGia3lHr9cFPIKxWB7ytPIva4d/W0W3MBbJnhCxYPLg8fn0w:hwuSOli3lL9c+0PIS4dnmMHMEfd

Entry address:
0x5952

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

Code size:
14.5 KB (14,848 bytes)

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