Metal Maker - 40% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Metal Maker? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Yontoo.1808 and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the Metal Maker files collected here is 40%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Metal Maker when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Metal Maker certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Metal Maker file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Metal Maker:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Metal Maker 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, etc. You can also view the address for Metal Maker, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Metal Maker certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
Metal Maker Files
These are the Metal Maker files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Metal Maker files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| AVG | BrowseFox.03A, AdPlugin.DAI, AdPlugin.CVX, AdPlugin.CVY |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173094 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win64.Kranet, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.G, Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.CI, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.N, Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.L, Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.H |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173094 |
| Bkav | W64.HfsAdware.7ADB |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Adware.Updater.A3 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497, Win.Adware.Browsefox-217, Win.Adware.Browsefox-220 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.AltBrowse.OABP |
| Cyren | W32/S-2b8e3b0f!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W64/S-2db0ff0c!Eldorado, W32/S-de5f2e52!Eldorado, W32/S-35d3e685!Eldorado, W32/S-18d1a68a!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.1808, Tool.NetFilter.313 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CI potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.N potentially unwanted, a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.L potentially unwanted, a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173094 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-2b8e3b0f!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W64/S-2db0ff0c!Eldorado, W32/S-de5f2e52!Eldorado, W32/S-35d3e685!Eldorado, W32/S-18d1a68a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor |
| Fortinet | Adware/NetFilter |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173094 |
| Jiangmin | Adware/Agent.ammh, AdWare/LinkSwift.yo |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Trojan ( 004a07811 ), Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Trojan ( 004a07811 ), Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Metalmaker.A, PUP.Optional.Sanbreel.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!D1A5917E46FC, Artemis!710012D7ABB9, BrowseFox-FWM, BrowseFox-FWV, Artemis!1F24C2321BCD |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph, BehavesLike.Win64.AdwareBrowseFox.ch, BrowseFox-FWV |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173094 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win64.NetFilter.dqxaif, Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dmjozr, Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri, Trojan.Win64.Yontoo.dsojza |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Agent!6.1CAE, PE:Malware.BrowseFox!6.1AFA |
| Tencent | Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18, Win32.Risk.Adware.Htls, Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.29, Win32.Risk.Adware.Syrg, Win32.Risk.Adware.Pdcf, Win32.Risk.Adware.Sudj |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0421 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Win64.Kranet |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14, Adware.Agent.Win64.30, Adware.Agent.Win32.38120 |
| nProtect | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Trojan-Clicker/W32.Yotoon.48784 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 781 scan reports for the Metal Maker files. 309 of these scan results 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:
- 56dffd7df0a7d569b0759cc61e56712a