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PopupControl.dll

PopupControl

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 PopupControl.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:
Łukasz Świątkowski  (signed by Linkury)

Product:
PopupControl

Version:
1.4.0.35987

MD5:
59b06b4ea467f8d978bb7434d78fc388

SHA-1:
aa54c2aabffdfec36e25cd299e5c1b503cd030e0

SHA-256:
3b2d1008595cd89f9df30ee9b2578a0d5ca2c0734d5f0c0743ef7f7900d6e171

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 1:38:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkury (M)
17.2.12.6

File size:
26.3 KB (26,928 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.0.35987

Copyright:
Copyright © Łukasz Świątkowski 2007–2009

Original file name:
PopupControl.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\linkury\popupcontrol.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 2:59:34 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x6BBE

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

Code size:
19 KB (19,456 bytes)

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