koala personal search-buttonutil.exe

Skyter Technologies Ltd.

The application koala personal search-buttonutil.exe, “Koala Personal Search exe” by Skyter Technologies has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider.
Publisher:
Koala Personal Search  (signed by Skyter Technologies Ltd.)

Product:
Koala Personal Search

Description:
Koala Personal Search exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
b5f88d2e1a8e735fd61f410c574e2a32

SHA-1:
6c1540dbe4ce91e4fc42e7af33db9b3f14e23a82

SHA-256:
200472dcd5a333981ecfb4aff8712b3d0c0ebeb0b2f5b996dc6e983882546663

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install new code and Javascript updates for the extension.

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 12:42:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.SkyterTechnologies (M)
15.12.8.14

File size:
252.4 KB (258,456 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-buttonutil.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
8/23/2014 7:59:59 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:
5/12/2014 10:31:11 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:+oh7hHh/LZXlKC8m8o4ujgMB7xpDNULVSz9HB+Y7jfFpSyW9XxFVPL27t:+ohhHh/Llx8Ix9NEinv7a/jk

Entry address:
0x1D875

Entry point:
E8, 4C, 95, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 70, A2, 43, 00, E8, 35, 27, 00, 00, E8, 4B, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, DF, 94, 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, FD, 2C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3447

Code size:
180.5 KB (184,832 bytes)

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