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koala personal search-bg.exe

Skyter Technologies Ltd.

The application koala personal search-bg.exe, “Koala Personal Search exe” by Skyter Technologies has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads.
Publisher:
Koala Personal Search  (signed by Skyter Technologies Ltd.)

Product:
Koala Personal Search

Description:
Koala Personal Search exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
80ddabbc34f73722d748681396e5f544

SHA-1:
44a4ef28d7766a46782c6b6b83dc11da68017c1c

SHA-256:
8d9016a0f89a3bc4c7c5390113c4d55424fdf98c2dbbe7c8e1f93f639a15d3c2

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Skyter Technologies Ltd..

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:06:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
412

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MulDrop
2014.07.17

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.2235
7.11.162.2

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-151219

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2016.0.2890

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.151219

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
1.0.20.1765

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18844

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.234
9.0.1.0353

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
8.15.12.19.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AL potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
12/19/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-eb9ef301
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
11.2015-19-12_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OptionalInst.Goobzo
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12463

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AdLoad
14.0.0.947

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.KoalaPersonalSearch.A
v2015.12.19.12

McAfee
Artemis!C25516619C86
5600.6546

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.173.2171.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
16.0.0.1059

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.cvoqco
0.28.0.58491

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20151219

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11377456
14.06.17.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.12.19.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.SkyterTechnologies (M)
15.12.19.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.151217

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9438

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0313
7.2.353

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.19

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AdLoad
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
31208

File size:
758.9 KB (777,112 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Koala Personal Search.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\koala personal search\koala personal search-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Skyter Technologies Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/22/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/23/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Skyter Technologies Ltd., O=Skyter Technologies Ltd., L=Tel Aviv-Jaffa, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
436F5CF769692509772EC6E9ED6B3227

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/8/2013 8:52:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:amScxBrJZlbms3vnDT9d+4rcyruu/s+OTi5l8r:amScxVJZ93vDX/QTiQr

Entry address:
0x715AD

Entry point:
E8, 35, B4, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, 64, 4B, 00, E8, 6D, 01, 00, 00, E8, 7C, 0D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, C8, B3, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 14, 0C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4475

Code size:
597 KB (611,328 bytes)

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