SkypEmoticons

SkypEmoticons

Known Adware

by Daniel Hareuveni

What is SkypEmoticons?

SkypEmoticons is software application developed by Daniel Hareuveni. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 73.78% of installations running this operating system. SkypEmoticons's installer is typically 11.00 MB in size and installs around 7 files. The most common release is 4.3.0.1958 with 0.03% of all installations currently using this version.

SkypEmoticons is most popular in the United States with 18.7% of installations residing in this country.

SkypEmoticons adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, SkypEmoticons is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About SkypEmoticons?

The software installation process includes the inclusion of various potentially unwanted programs such as InstallMate, SearchNewTab, and StarApp. Additionally, the software modifies the user's web browser home and search pages to wisesearch.info. Furthermore, the installation includes the download and installation of known malware and adware applications, such as DownloadKeeper and SearchNewTab, without the user's consent. These applications operate as browser extensions, particularly Browser Helper Objects (BHO) in Internet Explorer. It is important to note that the installer file is digitally signed by Daniel Hareuveni in Tel Aviv.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in SkypEmoticons.

se.exe (MD5: a8e982d615d2ffd066f591b6e4eabbe0) has been flagged by 2 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Adware-AYT [PUP]
Panda Antivirus Adware/TSUploader

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • SE.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\SkypEmoticons\SE.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • SE.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D9063CA3-E3F4-49F8-A0A2-872DE0BED71F}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • SE.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'se' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\SkypEmoticons\SE.exe /minimized.

Software Details

URL:
https://skypemoticons.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\SkypEmoticons\
Uninstaller:
"C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\SkypEmoticons\unins000.exe"
Size:
11.00 MB
Language:
English

SkypEmoticons Executable Details

Primary executable:
se.exe
Name:
SkypEmoticons
Path:
C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\SkypEmoticons\se.exe
MD5:
a8e982d615d2ffd066f591b6e4eabbe0
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by SkypEmoticons
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
48d96ec3195f352396e634b7c413d25a
EXE
c0a7cc4d90d51bebb1153a651a598910
EXE
91d5af319bb1220aebbaf78e6040f82b
EXE
6c1768433b5bd548012a671b38930de1
EXE
850bb6e0cea228c07400808e20467fd1
EXE
fce9f227ae95146c5ad490d8118d9b48
EXE
se.exe
Adware
a8e982d615d2ffd066f591b6e4eabbe0