Air Globe - 47% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Air Globe? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Adware.BrowseFox.DO. The detection rate for the Air Globe files collected here is 47%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Air Globe when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the additional details from the Air Globe digital signature with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Air Globe file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Air Globe:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Air Globe and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also examine the address for Air Globe, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Air Globe certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Air Globe Files
The following are the Air Globe files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 10/57 | AirGlobebho.dll |
| 22/53 | {168ea170-a682-4a6a-be62-f8928e526a66}gw64.sys |
| 26/55 | {0ed07a29-a68f-404d-bba1-88566b3f424a}gw64.sys |
| 32/56 | {47887a95-8ff1-45b1-926b-1922a67fa6a8}w.sys |
| 14/57 | utilAirGlobe.exe |
| 27/57 | {913d2ed3-4e23-413f-bdab-195da83ca204}gw64.sys |
| 43/57 | AirGlobebho.dll |
| 26/55 | {2eb930fb-5d92-450f-a5ff-14c391caa31b}w64.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Air Globe files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Adware.BrowseFox.DO |
| AVG | AdPlugin.DAI, BrowseFox.B61, AdPlugin.DIC |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Yontoo (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Adware.BrowseFox.DO |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent!, PUA.BrowseFox! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon.kam, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.DO |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AE, Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A, Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.A, Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.G |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Adware.BrowseFox.DO |
| Bkav | W64.HfsAdware.2EA4, W32.HfsAdware.2EA4, W32.BrowseFoxAC.Adware |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497, Win.Adware.Netfilter-134, Win.Adware.Agent-43030 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV, ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren | W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.1016, Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B), Adware.BrowseFox.V (B), Adware.BrowseFox.DO (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Adware.BrowseFox.DO |
| Fortinet | Adware/NetFilter, Riskware/NetFilter, Riskware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Adware.BrowseFox.DO |
| Ikarus | AdWare.BrowseFox, PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/SwiftBrowse.dxt, AdWare/Yotoon.lm |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b6ea11 ), Trojan ( 004b55d71 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b6ea11 ), Trojan ( 004b55d71 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Airglobe |
| McAfee | Artemis!3831B661B7E1, Artemis!878E61CF492C, Artemis!42C3C8C5E8F1, Artemis!98189A6D6832 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph, Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Adware.BrowseFox.DO |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo, Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri, Trojan.Win64.Yontoo.dsfqln |
| Panda | PUP/AirGlobe |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.618, HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.Kranet/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA GK, Generic PUA GG (PUA) |
| Symantec | PUA.Yontoo.C |
| Tencent | Win64.Adware.Bp-sys.Zuxl, Win32.Risk.Adware.Ebhe, Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18, Win32.Risk.Adware.Pdcl |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R047C0OCN15 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.MSIL.Agent, AdWare.Zaitu |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Yontoo (fs) |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14, Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.29350, Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.71219 |
| nProtect | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Adware.BrowseFox.DO |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 2077 scan results for the Air Globe files. 973 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 0c68efa725db8110ce807489dac03553