Threat Database Browser Plugins Linkury Smartbar

Linkury Smartbar

By ESGI Advisor in Browser Plugins

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 3,585
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 251,361
First Seen: March 7, 2013
Last Seen: February 22, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Linkury Smartbar is an adware program, developed by Linkury Inc. that comes in the form of a browser add-on. It covers all of the biggest browsers - Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Linkury SmartBar may turn out to be difficult to remove and all in all it is pretty useless, so it is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). The official definition of the Linkury SmartBar is a "content engagement tool". This means that it gains access to your search details, visited sites and cookies and, based on them, shows you advertisements you may find attractive. Despite its issues, the creators of Linkury SmartBar recommend it as a browser enhancing tool, this statement appears to be misleading.

How Do You Get Linkury SmartBar?

As most of the adware programs, Linkury SmartBar comes bundled with a free software such as CD burning software that you downloaded and installed. Many people skip the details of the installation process, so they miss the additional programs (in this case, Linkury SmartBar) that come along with their desired software. In order to avoid such unnecessary applications, we recommend always to choose the 'Custom' installation option and carefully read the information in each stage of the process. This way you will not be misled into installing something you don't want to.

How Does Linkury SmartBar Function?

Linkury SmartBar replaces your default homepage with " search.snapdo.com" and your primary search engine with Feed.helperbar.com with the sole purpose of connecting you to various retailers. Some of the advertisements appear in the shape of constant and irritating pop-up messages. As the Linkury SmartBar refers you to third-party sites, they earn a referral commission. Because they want to maximize their revenues, you may find yourself flooded with advertisements and spam.

The real danger, however, stands in the fact that Linkury SmartBar is associated with suspicious activities and may sometimes redirect you to possibly harmful sites. Linkury SmartBar uses your computer resources and so many users report that following the installation of this adware they find their browsers slower than usual. Browser crashes are often observed as well, and you may find these side effects quite annoying.

Manual uninstallation may not be effective against the Linkury SmartBar. For this reason, specialists recommend using a specially designed anti-malware program. This automatic method is simple and reliable. Apart from finding and deleting all files associated with the Linkury SmartBar, the anti-malware software will help you avoid such complications and many others infiltrations in the future.

Aliases

7 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software Detection
Panda PUP/LinkUry
Comodo ApplicUnwnt
Ikarus not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL
Fortinet Adware/MSIL_Agent
DrWeb Trojan.MulDrop4.24551
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.Agent.af
Symantec WS.Reputation.1

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Linkury Smartbar

File System Details

Linkury Smartbar may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. uninstall.exe 5b5380b129110f1ca8fe26b57543ffec 6,062
2. Smartbar.exe 0017d5cbb8faad094d53a99977d002c7 2,370
3. Smartbar.exe 1135b0ba618108cd838c0250a779d38b 2,218
4. Lrcnta.exe bba75e0080415523b9580fb9c8231cba 1,808
5. Warmdom.exe.vir 5770b1beabdc8aa2eef68cff0420d5f0 931
6. Smartbar.exe 4de3fac615659181e681dba02dc37581 696
7. ServiceInstall.exe db2b2ab65f30a17e8e1b271ede182186 622
8. Lrcnta.exe 98b2c017115baebdae5f50c490603cac 548
9. QuickShare.exe e2ac177c6589287354fc887a9a79fd26 288
10. QuickShare.exe 49b4da45ada9424f8dde27ed2b94cda2 237
11. Smartbar.exe 60226b10aaf3c011f05ad748909e3fe6 171
12. Smartbar.exe 0156f9738defe301379690a69392addf 90
13. SnapDo.exe bcc5abf0b510dfd0d77bd5680db8f175 69
14. A0118661.exe 68eb124634a8e03d0d49320abf6f90be 59
15. Smartbar.exe d1294c057d2b30c3a004372819d953b9 48
16. Smartbar.exe d6a4d78f6a923fcb708d56ca96ae1e9a 26
17. Smartbar.exe 0e8059e0d5ad0b6ca0ae58ed6b8ceb91 21
18. Smartbar.exe 3902fdd62ab8ab67d9cc546e8a404c65 18
19. QuickShare.exe eb6f1e9ba23d3facdb1e6f7957986105 2
20. QuickShare.exe 7765efce24a7068cbd438eab113b5fd7 1
21. QuickShare.exe e674de7ff50622147d1b82485436fede 1
22. QuickShare.exe aa53e382caee48ef696c37e1f01a7787 1
More files

Registry Details

Linkury Smartbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{0ED2C1F5-0D52-3528-8D19-2B3810844C64}
{48791EE8-18B0-3225-94A7-2E912681434F}
{C0525F65-37A6-3CB1-B930-D0AD83655FCD}
{F149A3F1-9BED-3E8D-886C-AC801394E432}
SOFTWARE\Classes\LinkurySmartBar.BandObjectAttribute
SOFTWARE\Classes\LinkurySmartBar.DockingPanel
SOFTWARE\Classes\LinkurySmartBar.LinkuryMenuForm
SOFTWARE\Classes\LinkurySmartBar.LinkurySmartBarBandObject
Software\Linkury
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\Linkury.exe
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\Browser Infrastructure Helper
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Linkury_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Linkury_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Mntz_Installer_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Mntz_Installer_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Linkury Chrome Smartbar
SOFTWARE\mtPlusdax
SOFTWARE\mtSnorler
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Linkury_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Linkury_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Mntz_Installer_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Mntz_Installer_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\mtPlusdax
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\mtSnorler
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sulpnar
{4E732E5D-E577-451A-9BB1-CBE64A2CBC2F}
{D96EBFC0-C680-4463-B4F0-299E48771819}

Directories

Linkury Smartbar may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Linkury
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\MachineHelper
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Snorler
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Snorlers
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\afoir
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\sulpnar
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Doubleplus
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Graveity
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Nimlam
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Sanstring
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\StanAir
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Trippletop
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Truejob
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Vilalex
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Vivatax
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Zennix
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Lightfan
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Doubleplus
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Graveity
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Nimlam
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Sanstring
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\StanAir
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Trippletop
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Truejob
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Vilalex
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Vivatax
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Zennix
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\light-lab
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Linkury
%PROGRAMFILES%\Linkury
%PROGRAMFILES%\Stpro
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Linkury
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Stpro
%Temp%\Shuka

URLs

Linkury Smartbar may call the following URLs:

Linkury Smartbar

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