SkypEmoticons
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.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| avast! | 2014.9-131020 | Win32:Adware-AYT [PUP] |
| Panda Antivirus | 14.01.10.05 | Adware/TSUploader |
Software Behaviors
- Firewall:
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- SE.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\SkypEmoticons\SE.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- SE.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D9063CA3-E3F4-49F8-A0A2-872DE0BED71F}' (runs on registration).
Startup Entries
- Registry entries:
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- 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:
- –