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Linkury.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.MessengerPlugin.dll

MessengerPlugin

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 module Linkury.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.MessengerPlugin.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:
MessengerPlugin

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
bd5a02765c3c44c96a27e10b7f5899d4

SHA-1:
5028b24d2115c8e29dd44b7663de01a72482d7ae

SHA-256:
b87446e920a6ce6e34e412e182d45960146491de5826fb6d73b23b04b2615f96

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:
12/24/2024 2:16:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkury (M)
17.2.13.10

File size:
11.8 KB (12,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2011

Original file name:
Linkury.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.MessengerPlugin.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\linkury\servicesplugins\linkury.personalization.servicesplugins.messengerplugin.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkury

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/13/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/11/2012 6:59:59 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:
419F551AE006F0B2E53B5248C56F74C1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/9/2011 11:56:07 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x2C0E

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

Code size:
3.5 KB (3,584 bytes)

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