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SmartbarInternetExplorerBHO.dll

QuickShare Widget

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 SmartbarInternetExplorerBHO.dll by Linkury has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘QuickShare WidgetEngine’. This file is typically installed with the program QuickShare by Linkury Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Linkury  (signed and verified)

Product:
QuickShare Widget

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
058f33f5131b8935d8865e1825e0b703

SHA-1:
9aa18fd9288536911dc57c97c1f07651a57159d7

SHA-256:
e193a0422e1750b43f83459a5c0c88e317cf112e12b16765cff607595c3a3dce

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:08:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Linkury.B
911

Bitdefender
Adware.Linkury.B
1.0.20.1095

Boost by Reason
Optional.BHO.Linkury.BB
188838

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Linkury
8.14.08.07.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Linkury (variant)
8.9190

G Data
Adware.Linkury
14.8.24

McAfee
Artemis!6AD36844EC3C
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Linkury.B
15.0.0.657

Panda Antivirus
PUP/LinkUry
14.02.26.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BHO.Linkury.BB
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1115
7.2.57

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Linkury
17222

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
133.3 KB (136,472 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
SmartbarInternetExplorerBHO.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\application\smartbarinternetexplorerbho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkury

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/11/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/11/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
7/15/2013 8:30:40 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:VzpekpTX4TuQZNYRKUfAjtledhTmtaFyQHGvCXsedOGRc9izzr4yff8teLvHHEja:Vv9Ub6GvCi09s2o2skAieVThSBpr

Entry address:
0x2129E

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:
5.8602

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

Code size:
125 KB (128,000 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
CLSID:
{31ad400d-1b06-4e33-a59a-90c2c140cba0}

CLSID name:
QuickShare WidgetEngine


The file SmartbarInternetExplorerBHO.dll has been discovered within the following programs.

QuickShare  by Linkury Inc.
QuickShare, also know as Smartbar, is an auto-starting program that is typically bundled with various shareware software. It displays advertising and is designed to run when Windows boots up.
www.linkury.com/faq/NS/faq.aspx?c=QuickShare
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