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Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.WordPlugin.dll

WordPlugin

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.WordPlugin.dll by VERISTAFF.COM has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program SafeFinder Smartbar by Linkury Ltd. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
xxx  (signed by VERISTAFF.COM LTD)

Product:
WordPlugin

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
1d3b69f5e7441982c291bc1224a27bc2

SHA-1:
9e0211e15ad20ce1d2d42fc34fc26caa62d97d0e

SHA-256:
3769f08510fe427b6e352214f9c7046731b96064be3bc2010e239748c0d025e9

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:34:58 AM 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.q
14.12.4.0

File size:
25.5 KB (26,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © xxx 2010

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

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\common\servicesplugins\smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.wordplugin.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 10:18:07 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:IRR92zmqsBhFvXaLGPT1SP7bf4xdY1amQtiIv6OcG/ITM4nYPLP6Ma56PritA:IRR9F/aOTIP7zXMiIyOpATM4S9aUritA

Entry address:
0x5ED6

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:
6.4776

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

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

The file Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.WordPlugin.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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