Search.us.com - 4% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Search.us.com? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware/Win32.Toolbar and a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.A potentially unwanted. The detection rate for the Search.us.com files collected here is 4%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Search.us.com when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Search.us.com digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Search.us.com file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Search.us.com:
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 Search.us.com and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above, you can view 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 Search.us.com, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Search.us.com certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Search.us.com Files
These are the Search.us.com files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/47 | TNT2User.exe |
| 3/57 | TNT2User.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Search.us.com files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AhnLab-V3 | Adware/Win32.Toolbar |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.A potentially unwanted |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.jh |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0123 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 104 scan results for the Search.us.com files. 4 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 53391509b5d4a87249dd2cce767f64a2