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Linkury.Personalization.Settings.UserSettingsManager.dll

UserSettingsManager

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.Settings.UserSettingsManager.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:
UserSettingsManager

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
07056e03e2c21b5c013e746fcf94984a

SHA-1:
42cc60f30ea630b7ccb6faf4ed5388d01af7997a

SHA-256:
6f8a364b38cdf5f0429d58f63895388db96e30243ff0409fd0386a183c0b78d3

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:
11/23/2024 7:33:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkury (M)
17.2.12.6

File size:
15.8 KB (16,176 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2009

Original file name:
Linkury.Personalization.Settings.UserSettingsManager.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\linkury\linkury.personalization.settings.usersettingsmanager.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkury

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/18/2010 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/5/2011 8:59:59 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 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
143B97D408AC307D3EC37D7669F4B8BF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/24/2011 2:59:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x3E8E

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

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 bytes)

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