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Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.MessengerPlugin.dll

MessengerPlugin

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 module Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.MessengerPlugin.dll by PINWID has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by PINWID LTD)

Product:
MessengerPlugin

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
c1000ebdf7d30aa47eb68c561f62ff6d

SHA-1:
a62b83df2fc30652e851d622cc289baef3527f65

SHA-256:
e71c422d0ecc81237ea58c8aaba2af9e213c7c76c95e2e85b8cff89e18425762

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 7:27:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Linkury.Gen2
7.11.174.252

AVG
Pindi
2016.0.3019

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Resoft.PINWID (M)
15.8.12.16

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0912
7.2.224

File size:
22.5 KB (23,072 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2011

Original file name:
Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.MessengerPlugin.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\common\servicesplugins\smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.messengerplugin.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PINWID LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/4/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/5/2015 3:59:59 PM

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:
2/12/2014 10:20:19 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:ZTdSNFSByKSj5iY1NPuYpCufzmPQjhxWcaE08YKZtfIvauSIlW0W3MBJnhCxYPLw:gF/D88F7fICymMzMEl

Entry address:
0x52FA

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:
6.4054

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

Code size:
13 KB (13,312 bytes)

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