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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 6 anti-malware scanners. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. 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:
deb7613a4d2befa0c72d43a5871fd926

SHA-1:
9dc08db0b9fc261019c80d851d579c2db6d915a2

SHA-256:
2fbab85eea585609329e2615b4d5417aca8d527edbed8f3b5b34d2c29c78763d

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/23/2024 10:47:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic5
2016.0.2890

Dr.Web
Adware.Siggen.31029
9.0.1.0353

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AA (variant)
9.9632

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.KoalaPersonalSearch.A
v2015.12.19.12

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.SkyterTechnologies (M)
15.12.19.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27984

File size:
327.4 KB (335,256 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
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:
12/4/2013 3:23:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2FH61KluTg96U2GnzRtynSheD1sxOZ9EDjLe3r5qTVTBV0ObDEV:8H61KluTg92GnzRtynSheIOZ90tTVTzM

Entry address:
0x284D5

Entry point:
E8, CC, 93, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, CE, 44, 00, E8, 95, 28, 00, 00, E8, FB, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 5F, 93, 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, 59, 2B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4422

Code size:
236.5 KB (242,176 bytes)

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