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Smartbar.Resources.LanguageSettings.dll

Smartbar.Resources.LanguageSettings

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.Resources.LanguageSettings.dll by Linkury has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Yahoo Community Smartbar by Linkury Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

Publisher:

Linkury (signed and verified)

Product:

Smartbar.Resources.LanguageSettings

Version:

1.0.0.0

MD5:

5abe4605c93e25dba2e59e60fcfaf91b

SHA-1:

7142bf5534fc95334a293359f01a54809599e34d

SHA-256:

68ccf8ecdb6a7677805a9c0dbac551d08dc809fe1ee264820b945f3d55166d30

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:

12/23/2024 7:08:26 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Smartbar (M)

17.2.11.12

File size:

50.8 KB (51,992 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.0

Original file name:

Smartbar.Resources.LanguageSettings.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\application\smartbar.resources.languagesettings.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Linkury

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/12/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

5/12/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:

77A9B89A06B99100955A838E8BB46FF8

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/27/2013 2:02:19 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

11.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

Entry address:

0xC85E

Entry point:

FF, 25, 00, 20, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 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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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

42.5 KB (43,520 bytes)

The file Smartbar.Resources.LanguageSettings.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Yahoo Community Smartbar by Linkury Inc.

Yahoo Community Smartbar is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers contextual based advertising. This toolbar currently supports Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome.

www.linkury.com/index-8_faq.html

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