Bonanza Deals - 7% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Bonanza Deals? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.DealPly (fs) and Adware.DealPly. The detection rate for the Bonanza Deals files collected here is 7%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically notice Bonanza Deals when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Bonanza Deals appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Bonanza Deals certificate with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Bonanza Deals file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Bonanza Deals:

Screenshot of the Bonanza Deals certificate

As you can see in the screengrab above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Bonanza Deals and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can see all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, etc. You can also see the address for Bonanza Deals, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Bonanza Deals certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Bonanza Deals Files

The following are the Bonanza Deals files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
4/48BonanzaDealsLive.exe
7/47BonanzaDealsIE.dll
2/47BonanzaDealsUpdate.exe
2/48goopdateres_no.dll
2/48A0035989.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Bonanza Deals files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ComodoApplication.Win32.Bonanza.gr
DrWebAdware.Shopper.363
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/DealPly.G
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.BonanzaDeals.A
PCToolsAdware.DealPly
SymantecAdware.DealPly
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V0904, TROJ_GEN.F47V0920
VIPREAdware.DealPly (fs), Adware.DealPly

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 238 scan results for the Bonanza Deals files. 17 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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