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Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.NotepadPlugin.dll

NotepadPlugin

Linkury

This is part of the Linkury monetization software, a web browser toolbar used to 'hijack' a user's search in order to collect revenues. The Linkury SmartBar is a a potentially unwanted toolbar and Windows Gadget that is advertising supported. The module Smartbar.Personalization.ServicesPlugins.NotepadPlugin.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)

Product:
NotepadPlugin

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
918359713ed902c2a0101f4ab88ee695

SHA-1:
40c31393a0b84290dfb02d1d2bb856ec9a25129c

SHA-256:
09b7bad936b893b59acd922e523889ee5e1f975dd5bef7c758f135f80573799b

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 1:31:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkury (M)
17.2.4.8

File size:
11.8 KB (12,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2010

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

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkury

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/13/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/11/2012 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Linkury, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Linkury, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
419F551AE006F0B2E53B5248C56F74C1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2011 3:06:18 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x2CBE

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.2099

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

Code size:
3.5 KB (3,584 bytes)

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