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Smartbar.Monetization.Proxy.ProxyRemover.exe

ProxyRemover

PINWID 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 application Smartbar.Monetization.Proxy.ProxyRemover.exe by PINWID has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
PINWID LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
ProxyRemover

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
909120de444c4f5abad5c5878e8f1f5e

SHA-1:
a8899c53ee049619b184eb2e1d7b0561753bdc7c

SHA-256:
39d43ae55caa386dc81b9a4680f4d36c54baca652b752ceab8806b3ff2a2465d

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:
11/26/2024 11:50:34 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Resoft (M)
16.10.6.12

File size:
1.1 MB (1,140,768 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
Smartbar.Monetization.Proxy.ProxyRemover.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PINWID LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/5/2014 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/6/2015 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PINWID LTD, O=PINWID 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:
00D9AC9FC9A1B1E8FD63013E3CCE7B0578

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/25/2014 7:15:04 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:q2BKo/pm1P7U3zKdqitQMsYDQ/nhCxYPLg8l4K:HZYjuzK1QXYDQ/MElz

Entry address:
0x51F2

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, F4, 31, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 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:
0.2312

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

Code size:
12.5 KB (12,800 bytes)

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