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utillinkswift.exe

linkswift

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utillinkswift.exe by linkswift has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update LinkSwift”. This file is typically installed with the program Buzzdock by Alactro LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.

File name:

utillinkswift.exe

Publisher:

linkswift (signed and verified)

Version:

1.0.5312.10399

MD5:

b18d1209c5694413415a7f8ce5195f72

SHA-1:

da5f952e0ae1af3434dd763df3d1498e51e058e1

SHA-256:

dfe0febd5f3a5a7c11b73ebbc26e35aa52826d9f2790bfcf8f9de1478931dd24

Scanner detections:

8 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 5:42:15 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.14722

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Win32.LinkSwift

t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.LinkSwift

15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.LinkSwift.A

v2014.07.22.05

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Service.linkswift.N

14.8.7.22

Sophos

Generic PUA NK

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4741131

31208

File size:

314.3 KB (321,824 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5312.10399

Original file name:

LinkSwift.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\Program Files\linkswift\bin\utillinkswift.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

linkswift

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

8/11/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/12/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=linkswift, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=linkswift, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

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:

3AD03D814D9E16358271D2CA8A94AB42

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/18/2014 1:46:54 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

8.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:XmnBn8kmXldqXXk2d5foyISH3WMs7JCq2MQe+WpbvzaD:XmnB1mLqXz6xsq2M7tzK

Entry address:

0x4E5AA

Entry point:

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[+]

Entropy:

6.0982

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

305.5 KB (312,832 bytes)

Service

Display name:

Update LinkSwift

Type:

Win32OwnProcess

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

Buzzdock by Alactro LLC

This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.

www.buzzdock.com/faq-support

79% remove it

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