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SmartbarExeInstaller.exe

Linkury.Installer.MsiWrapper

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 file SmartbarExeInstaller.exe by Linkury has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Linkury  (signed and verified)

Product:
Linkury.Installer.MsiWrapper

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
a706aa0eb59146a4418084f5e7e8b81b

SHA-1:
7ef8acd5e9c9089ee50ee95f8638f9d09dad6609

SHA-256:
553adf0fc53f74a5252bcc2915f6f4a97f26607e534f68f6eff2cd5cbd086ace

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 8:14:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkury (M)
17.2.12.11

File size:
7.8 MB (8,188,184 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Original file name:
SmartbarExeInstaller.exe

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\awhef89.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkury

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/11/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/11/2015 4:59:59 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:
77A9B89A06B99100955A838E8BB46FF8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/16/2013 2:07:27 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x7CEE0E

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:
7.9665

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

Code size:
7.8 MB (8,179,712 bytes)

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