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Smartbar.Communication.dll

TAWAG.Communication

MY POP SHOP LTD

This is part of the Linkury/SnapDo monetization software, a web browser toolbar used to hijack a user's search in order to collect revenues. The SmartBar is a a potentially unwanted toolbar and Windows Gadget that is advertising supported (adware). The module Smartbar.Communication.dll by MY POP SHOP 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 MY POP SHOP LTD)

Product:
TAWAG.Communication

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
821a84fa2ef8b651b2c9e4089ce2a30c

SHA-1:
f973be1f92ec107062f4b1e458f6774740247408

SHA-256:
0eee0dc7161fe3fb59539eecc17b6fa1eb5ea26593b2687bddc96a8a65c4e8f2

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 5:53:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Resoft (M)
16.12.4.14

File size:
19.5 KB (20,016 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2013

Original file name:
Smartbar.Communication.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\lpt\smartbar.communication.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MY POP SHOP LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/18/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MY POP SHOP LTD, O=MY POP SHOP LTD, STREET=14 Shenkar Arie, L=HERZLIYA, S=NA, PostalCode=46733, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00958B06B6A7C969725A449A396AFA1FDB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/10/2013 12:40:06 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:ggiHRYdHpGD5AjuScwjOEL2U9ROqAiIPBWFAnhCxYPLg8zW:ggCREsD5Ajuhwj9jDDAiIPAAMEi

Entry address:
0x48CE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3008

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

Code size:
10.5 KB (10,752 bytes)

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