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Smartbar.Communication.NamedPipe.dll

TAWAG.Communication.NamedPipe

Linkury 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.NamedPipe.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 Ltd)

Product:
TAWAG.Communication.NamedPipe

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
565531576b031975c3fb3c9c323fbda9

SHA-1:
025c5ef95587354acde1154694095963be07b3b6

SHA-256:
433ac0b035274e747a6ab7ef0035804708906fceaff147bbfbc8b238ea38dd1f

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 12:01:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkury (M)
16.10.6.1

File size:
26.5 KB (27,136 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2013

Original file name:
Smartbar.Communication.NamedPipe.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\application\smartbar.communication.namedpipe.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkury Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/27/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/28/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Linkury Ltd, O=Linkury Ltd, STREET=Shenkar 14, L=Hertzlya, S=TLV, PostalCode=4672514, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00B600072AC44F0CDE5DB4F94132028FFF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2013 1:06:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:RHBZ4vCh/7EWxVsRahfDrZmzynO/Y/vwxJ71RN5gIHnWT5nhCxYPLg8mmGIx7gB:rWvCh/mRkr8/bqIg5MEiImB

Entry address:
0x650E

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

Code size:
17.5 KB (17,920 bytes)

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