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koala personal search-helper.exe

Skyter Technologies Ltd.

This web browser extension utilizes the Crossrider framework. The application koala personal search-helper.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. While running, it connects to the Internet address ssl.hwcdn.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Skyter Technologies Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2660b830d8ff9d5eeeb0af63e2df4ff2

SHA-1:
10d7e5a1c68a2865cca841cba0611d52acd2d25c

SHA-256:
bf5a5cee6a1e6e3c701e41dd98cc9d4a0ed0c07e26969236b178f2c5b7b3c30b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 12:59:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SkyterTe (M)
16.5.23.2

File size:
327.9 KB (335,768 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Skyter Technologies Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/22/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/23/2014 6:59:59 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:
11/19/2013 10:15:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:0uHHA8BV1N0NIlxQZPdf8dD2rM1qhr5dp1YA98WOBsS5CHSRhbDt2SrNTBf3L+CB:0udwIlZD81v98bLTbXNTBDzX2P+dT

Entry address:
0x25134

Entry point:
E8, AE, B8, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 48, D6, 44, 00, E8, 46, 5B, 00, 00, E8, 31, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 41, B8, 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, 42, 5B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4793

Code size:
240 KB (245,760 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.srvstatsdata.com  (69.16.175.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ssl.hwcdn.net  (205.185.208.11:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to errors.srvstatsdata.com  (208.85.150.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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