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Smartbar.Monetization.SearchProviders

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

Product:
Smartbar.Monetization.SearchProviders

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
5e7c4b745df5d0374506a4e8ad19117d

SHA-1:
4eea5391246ed1f8bf8848fdc28cb63ed89d3b7c

SHA-256:
9d18406c9de8acd5cace1529c36ce572aaada52a92293abc6e284e231eeafb5e

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:55:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3365

G Data
Win32.Application.Linkury
14.9.24

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VeristaffCom.E
14.9.1.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783962
32210

File size:
68.6 KB (70,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
smsp.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Veristaff. Com Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
7/14/2014 2:37:25 PM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 2:37:25 PM

Subject:
CN=Veristaff. Com Ltd, O=Veristaff. Com Ltd, L=Herzliya, S=Herzliya, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121327C47596D5E76D675A39A539249C1B5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/17/2014 2:07:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:6mpj354B9/a8nUAfDC3tc54wUsu5OhNB660JYjE9GQjzZIqlHbS/IO:fpjm9C8nU1tcfw5Ohv6R0+GQjzZf

Entry address:
0x11276

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:
6.4917

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

Code size:
61 KB (62,464 bytes)

The file smsp.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Yahoo Community Smartbar  by Linkury Inc.
Yahoo Community Smartbar is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers contextual based advertising. This toolbar currently supports Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome.
www.linkury.com/index-8_faq.html
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