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Smartbar.Communication.NamedPipe.dll

TAWAG.Communication.NamedPipe

Veristaff. Com 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 Veristaff. Com 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 Veristaff. Com Ltd)

Product:
TAWAG.Communication.NamedPipe

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
eabca5d62301dfd8379ef33f02b7033d

SHA-1:
f1236bca911aea9f3a4e944793cfac429b1807f3

SHA-256:
b213fd6a8432a9789dc41f326ca475faebd6aea4c1c4bd56c447ced73ab908c2

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 6:52:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Resoft.Veristaf (M)
16.5.14.0

File size:
25.1 KB (25,720 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)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Veristaff. Com Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
7/14/2014 4:37:25 PM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 4:37:25 PM

Subject:
CN=Veristaff. Com Ltd, O=Veristaff. Com Ltd, L=Herzliya, S=Herzliya, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121327C47596D5E76D675A39A539249C1B5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2013 2:06:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:HHBZ4vCh/7EWxVsRahfDrZmzynO/Y/vwxJ71RN5gIHnWTXnLr3PL0xI:BWvCh/mRkr8/bqIgX/I

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.1653

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

Code size:
17.5 KB (17,920 bytes)

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