Safe Down - 21% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Safe Down? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Optimum Installer (fs) and Adware/iBryte.bxou. The detection rate for the Safe Down files collected here is 21%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically notice Safe Down when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Safe Down certificate with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Safe Down 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 Safe Down:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Safe Down 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, and so on. You can also view the address for Safe Down, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Safe Down certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Safe Down Files
The following are the Safe Down files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 10/55 | Java_Setup (3).exe |
| 12/55 | Java_Setup (1).exe |
| 10/55 | setup(1).exe |
| 9/55 | setup (32).exe |
| 9/55 | Player-Chrome (1).exe |
| 14/54 | StartDownload.exe |
| 13/55 | fl_setup.exe |
| 15/54 | Java_Updater_Setup (1).exe |
| 12/53 | setup (6).exe |
| 13/54 | setup (2).exe |
| 9/55 | setup (28).exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Safe Down files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.3DB, AdPlugin.AVB, AdPlugin.BOV, AdPlugin.BSY |
| AVware | Optimum Installer (fs) |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.IBryte, PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.Badur, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.iBryte.jhr, Trojan/Win32.Buzus.ukxy |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-gen [Adw], Win32:IBryte-FK [PUP], Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk] |
| Avira | Adware/iBryte.bxou, ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE |
| DrWeb | Trojan.DownLoader11.34255, Trojan.DownLoader11.35686, Trojan.DownLoader11.40640 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BM, a variant of Win32/Adware.iBryte.BO, a variant of Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BF, a variant of Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BJ, a variant of Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BK |
| F-Prot | W32/A-512ed8f8!Eldorado, W32/A-7c309c3b!Eldorado |
| Fortinet | W32/Zbot.AAN!tr |
| GData | Win32.Adware.IBryte.W, Win32.Adware.Ibryte.S, Win32.Adware.IBryte.V |
| Ikarus | AdWare.AdPlugin |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004ae51c1 ), Adware ( 004afa871 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004afa871 ) |
| Kaspersky | Trojan.Win32.Badur.joje, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte.jhr, Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ukxy, Trojan.Win32.Buzus.vcew |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.IBryte, PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller |
| McAfee | IBryte-FRK |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Badur.dgnnrl, Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dhbrit, Trojan.Win32.Badur.dijrwz |
| Norman | IBryte.STR |
| VIPRE | Optimum Installer (fs) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 600 scan reports for the Safe Down files. 126 of these scan results 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 00fa71459c161d5d538f7612acfbfbb680