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Smartbar.Personalization.Settings.UserSettingsManager.dll

UserSettingsManager

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.Settings.UserSettingsManager.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:
Microsoft  (signed by Linkury)

Product:
UserSettingsManager

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
039fe998765c8b0657d2ca8f4b2a4d0d

SHA-1:
4ac91c8d2f435078b96596938a241dfddb21d8b4

SHA-256:
0766dc770291155ff54c8c138feb1854de0b61dab9ebde8efb9e2c6b5d0c8033

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 6:43:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Smartbar (M)
17.2.11.12

File size:
16.3 KB (16,664 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Linkury Inc. 2009

Original file name:
Smartbar.Personalization.Settings.UserSettingsManager.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\application\smartbar.personalization.settings.usersettingsmanager.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkury

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/12/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/12/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
6/27/2013 2:02:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x3C6E

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

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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