ReSoft LTD. - 9% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by ReSoft LTD.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Linkury (fs) and PUA.Linkury. The detection rate for the ReSoft LTD. files collected here is 9%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice ReSoft LTD. when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where ReSoft LTD. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the ReSoft LTD. certificate with the following steps:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the ReSoft LTD. file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by ReSoft LTD.:

Screenshot of the ReSoft LTD. certificate

As you can see in the screengrab above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by ReSoft LTD. and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above, you can view all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also see the address for ReSoft LTD., such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the ReSoft LTD. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

ReSoft LTD. Files

These are the ReSoft LTD. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/51srptm.exe
1/49srpts.exe
1/52srptsl.exe
1/50srpts.exe
1/51srpts.exe
1/51Smartbar.Monetization.Proxy.ProxyRemover.exe
1/49srpts.exe
1/51linmsl.exe
1/505cbb48.rbf
2/54srpts.exe
2/51srptm.exe
1/52srpts.exe
1/52srptm.exe
1/51ChromeHost.exe
4/55srpts.exe
5/50Smartbar.exe
2/54srptm.exe
2/51srpts.exe
3/55srpts.exe
10/55srpts.exe
14/56SnapDo.exe
23/57srptm.exe
6/48SnapDo.exe
1/48Lrcnta.exe
1/53srpts.exe
1/50srptm.exe
2/53srpts.exe
2/55srpts.exe
3/55srptm.exe
14/56srptsl.exe
22/56srpts.exe
3/46SnapDo.exe
4/43SnapDo.exe
4/46SnapDo.exe
4/47SnapDo.exe
4/48SnapDo.exe
1/51Lrcnta.exe
1/50Smartbar.exe
1/49Smartbar.exe
2/54Smartbar.exe
10/50MSIAC67.tmp
3/54Lrcnta.exe
3/55srpts.exe
5/54srpts.exe
11/55srptsl.exe
12/55srptm.exe
1/52srptsl.exe
0/55crdlil.dll
0/54crdlil64.dll

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the ReSoft LTD. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGAdInject.Resoft
AVwareAdware.Linkury (fs)
Ad-AwareGen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gfJS5Sj, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gbqhg2d, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gvq96ci, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gL9BjSl, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gnmAjqk, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@g5oF!jg, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gHTrYmd
AgnitumPUA.Toolbar.Linkury!
AhnLab-V3Adware/Win32.Linkury, PUP/Win32.Toolbar
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/MSIL.SmartBar.d
ArcabitAdware.Heur.ED2535F, Adware.Heur.ECD113A
AviraAPPL/Linkury.Gen2
Baidu-InternationalPUA.Win32.Smartbar.81, PUA.MSIL.Linkury.BA, Adware.Win32.Linkury.77, Adware.MSIL.Linkury.d, PUA.MSIL.Linkury.BE, Adware.Win32.Smartbar.71
BitDefenderGen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gfJS5Sj, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gbqhg2d, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gvq96ci, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gL9BjSl, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gnmAjqk, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@g5oF!jg, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gHTrYmd
BkavW32.HfsAdware.752F
ComodoApplicUnwnt
DrWebAdware.Linkury.2, Trojan.AVKill.24016, Adware.Linkury.1, Adware.Linkury.35
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Linkury.A, a variant of MSIL/Toolbar.Linkury.A, a variant of MSIL/Toolbar.Linkury.G
EmsisoftGen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gfJS5Sj (B), Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gbqhg2d (B), Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gvq96ci (B), Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gL9BjSl (B), Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gnmAjqk (B), Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.Linkury.AMN (A), Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@g5oF!jg (B), Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gHTrYmd (B)
F-SecureGen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gfJS5Sj, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gbqhg2d, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gvq96ci, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gL9BjSl, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gnmAjqk, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@g5oF!jg, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gHTrYmd
FortinetRiskware/Toolbar_Linkury, Adware/Linkury
GDataGen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gfJS5Sj, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gbqhg2d, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gvq96ci, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gL9BjSl, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gnmAjqk, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@g5oF!jg, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gHTrYmd
IkarusPUA.Linkury
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 0040fa901 ), Trojan ( 0048f7361 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 0040fa901 ), Trojan ( 0048f7361 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:WebToolbar.MSIL.SmartBar.d
KingsoftWin32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.VeriStaff, PUP.Optional.SmartBar
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gfJS5Sj, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gbqhg2d, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gvq96ci, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gL9BjSl, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@gnmAjqk, Gen:Adware.Heur.cm1@g5oF!jg, Gen:Adware.Heur.bm1@gHTrYmd
PandaPUP/SnapDo
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
SUPERAntiSpywareAdware.Smartbar/Variant
SymantecWS.Reputation.1, Trojan.Gen.2
TrendMicroADW_LINKURY
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V1109, TROJ_GEN.F47V0223, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1111, ADW_LINKURY, TROJ_GEN.F47V0729, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0209, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0907, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0706, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1108
VIPREAdware.Linkury (fs)
ViRobotAdware.Agent.13344
ZillyaAdware.SmartBar.Win32.1227, Adware.SmartBar.Win32.224

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 4736 scan results for the ReSoft LTD. files. 427 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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