ToggleMark - 23% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by ToggleMark? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.P and Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4. The detection rate for the ToggleMark files collected here is 23%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice ToggleMark when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where ToggleMark appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the ToggleMark digital signature with the following procedure:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the ToggleMark 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 that has been signed by ToggleMark:

Screenshot of the ToggleMark certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by ToggleMark 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 examine the address for ToggleMark, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the ToggleMark certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

ToggleMark Files

These are the ToggleMark files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
9/55{9a9157bb-003e-4fef-8bd1-c09bc4586a28}gt.sys
11/54{9a9157bb-003e-4fef-8bd1-c09bc4586a28}gw64.sys
7/52{af16abf4-eac1-49b4-93fc-58f6ca799135}gw64.sys
30/54ToggleMarkBAApp.dll
3/54{af16abf4-eac1-49b4-93fc-58f6ca799135}gt.sys
31/54ToggleMarkbho.dll
4/53{9a9157bb-003e-4fef-8bd1-c09bc4586a28}gt.sys
9/53{9a9157bb-003e-4fef-8bd1-c09bc4586a28}gt64.sys
11/55updateToggleMark.exe
11/55ToggleMark.PurBrowse64.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the ToggleMark files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGBrowseFox.F, ToggleMark.9B2
AVwareYontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.SwiftBrowse
Ad-AwareAdware.SwiftBrowse.P, Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
AgnitumPUA.Yotoon!, PUA.Agent!, Trojan.BPlug!, Riskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win64.SwiftBrowse, PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
AntiVirAPPL/BrowseFox.Gen, APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.TSGeneric, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Kranet
AvastWin64:BrowseFox-A [PUP]
AviraAdware/BrowseFox.A.282, APPL/BrowseFox.Gen
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.BrowseFox.bI
BitDefenderAdware.SwiftBrowse.P, Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
CAT-QuickHealAdWare.Agent.r5 (Not a Virus)
ClamAVWin.Adware.Swiftbrowse-1, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-8
ComodoApplication.Win32.AltBrowse.AKB, Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
DrWebTrojan.BPlug.123, Trojan.BPlug.79, Trojan.BPlug.17, Trojan.BPlug.117
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.I, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.A
EmsisoftAdware.SwiftBrowse.P (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4 (B)
F-ProtW32/MegaBrowse.A
F-SecureAdware.SwiftBrowse.P, Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
FortinetRiskware/BrowseFox, Adware/Agent
GDataAdware.SwiftBrowse.P, Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
IkarusPUA.RiskWare.NetFilter, AdWare.SwiftBrowse, AdWare.SpadeCast, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent, PUA.Elex, PUA.BrowseFox
JiangminAdWare/Yotoon.m, Adware/Agent.knw
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
K7GWTrojan ( 050000001 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx, not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur
KingsoftWin32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud)
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.ToggleMark.A
McAfeeArtemis!42A8A65D3EA8, Artemis!7A746F33F846, Artemis!6B4C428A92BB, Artemis!2F6D13A4BEB2, Artemis!A5653058908B
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!42A8A65D3EA8, Artemis!7A746F33F846, Artemis!6B4C428A92BB, Artemis!2F6D13A4BEB2
MicroWorld-eScanAdware.SwiftBrowse.P, Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Agent.dbsifn, Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqycvd
PandaTrj/CI.A
Qihoo-360Win32/Virus.Adware.37c, HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.e4c
SUPERAntiSpywareTrojan.Agent/Gen-Dedipros, Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
SophosBrowseSmart, Generic PUA NL, Generic PUA LG
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V0618, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0627, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0630, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0617, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0711, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0811
VBA32AdWare.Agent
VIPREYontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.SwiftBrowse
ZillyaAdware.Yotoon.Win64.6, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.3, Adware.Agent.Win32.9389, Adware.Agent.Win32.9011
nProtectAdware.SwiftBrowse.P, Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.323360.F, Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.349984

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 539 scan results for the ToggleMark files. 126 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

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