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Linkey

AZTEC MEDIA INC.

The application uninstall.exe, “Linkey - Uninstall” by AZTEC MEDIA INC has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Linkey by Aztec Media Inc. This file is typically installed with the program Linkey by Aztec Media Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Aztec Media Inc  (signed by AZTEC MEDIA INC.)

Product:
Linkey

Description:
Linkey - Uninstall

Version:
0.0.0.480

MD5:
47874f0b2d5c8f48415980362eb501a9

SHA-1:
3e173572926db4fd5673c0472d907aa9d0656aa3

SHA-256:
10453af50effbe47283797970c34123935ec5fc89656f1797025d051e338b9ad

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:23:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Linkey.A
v2014.07.23.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AZTECMEDIAINC.J
14.7.23.20

File size:
330.4 KB (338,304 bytes)

Product version:
0.0.0.480

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\linkey\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AZTEC MEDIA INC.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/29/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/20/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AZTEC MEDIA INC., OU=Development, O=AZTEC MEDIA INC., L=Panama City, S=Panama, C=PA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7DE0D719BBAF922D3A980DBD523B959A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/30/2013 11:09:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:FX47XeGMj065L6gaj8ibJsVVeyzFpovjmhP:FX6Mj066H/bSVsApoahP

Entry address:
0x38AF

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, BC, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 25, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 8F, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 7D, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7132

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29.5 KB (30,208 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Linkey

Display publisher:
Aztec Media Inc

Display version:
0.0.0.480

Uninstall string:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\linkey\uninstall.exe"


The file uninstall.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Linkey  by Aztec Media Inc.
Linkey is a potentially unwanted web browser search extension for the top browsers and designed to modify the user's search and home pages (www.default-search.com or www.linkeyproject.com/app/) in order to direct advertising via the linkeyproject.com portal.
linkeyproject.com
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