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Smartbar.exe

Smartbar

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 application Smartbar.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Community Smartbar by Linkury Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Smartbar

Product:
Smartbar

Version:
1.6.1.761

MD5:
bb5f7cb1dfd357a7cc8b83998c6ae416

SHA-1:
c1cfef4573a8e1887ef0bbc7a9107be0b9bb05e5

SHA-256:
2a264f4c4ee3db7c02b132f77735f78effba9ef703d6a345ad6d94459c6969b6

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 7:21:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Smartbar.I
188163

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
16023

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.24551
9.0.1.0360

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Linkury (variant)
7.8255

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/MSIL_Agent
12/26/2013

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of quickshare.exe (PUP)
2014.1.5.16

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL
t3scan.2.0.0.0

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MulDrop4.bihpqd
0.24.0.52049

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Smartbar.I
14.2.16.8

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RC1H1B2
7.2.360

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.Agent
3.12.20.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Linkury
17092

File size:
13.5 KB (13,824 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.1.761

Original file name:
Smartbar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\application\smartbar.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/22/2013 5:17:24 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:6QWHL9x27Fgfk5+RIldORoDxmVamEt9fZw3kIcmT:pKy7lmA9IkIt

Entry address:
0x4BFE

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:
5.3332

Code size:
11.5 KB (11,776 bytes)

The file Smartbar.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Community Smartbar  by Linkury Inc.
Community Smartbar is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, interstitial and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin) and distributed through various monitization platforms during installation.
www.linkury.com
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