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Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.WeatherPlugin.dll

WeatherPlugin

Linkury 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.WeatherPlugin.dll by Linkury has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program SafeFinder Smartbar by Linkury Ltd. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Linkury Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
WeatherPlugin

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
3c91f79c269e78ca62df0c76331d36d0

SHA-1:
7ce7a993d8a66521ef3e202bfd18a54bca916665

SHA-256:
bcfc9275ff31b8332be7c83754c3737c4f19c4b618aecc3f52f7e82835b7007d

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:01:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Linkury.Gen2
7.11.169.248

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Linkury
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Panda Antivirus
PUP/LinkUry
14.08.29.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkury.t
14.8.31.19

File size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Original file name:
Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.WeatherPlugin.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\common\servicesplugins\smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.weatherplugin.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkury Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/27/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/28/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Linkury Ltd, O=Linkury Ltd, STREET=Shenkar 14, L=Hertzlya, 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:
00B600072AC44F0CDE5DB4F94132028FFF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2014 5:33:33 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:vGnjFsrFPLrMK+FOSZgzn8gaovOktTPg3rxFlSWoC3+06tUL/tI7Uk8MFyTM+nhO:qKegz8Vomk8uUbtIIkPFyTM+MEiIjE

Entry address:
0x72F6

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:
21 KB (21,504 bytes)

The file Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.WeatherPlugin.dll has been discovered within the following program.

SafeFinder Smartbar  by Linkury Ltd.
SafeFinder displays advertising in the user's Internet browser by running as an extension and/or add-on. Ads are delivered in the form of search-related ads, banner and video ads, and text-links (roll-overs) as well as some popup ads.
www.linkury.com/faq/s/faq.aspx?company=SafeFinder
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