WebSpades - 23% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by WebSpades? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Webpade and Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO. The detection rate for the WebSpades files collected here is 23%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice WebSpades when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the WebSpades certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the WebSpades file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by WebSpades:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by WebSpades and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 see the address for WebSpades, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the WebSpades certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
WebSpades Files
The following are the WebSpades files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the WebSpades files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | BrowseFox.F, Webpade, Generic6.DAP |
| AVware | Yontoo (fs), Adware.SwiftBrowse, Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO |
| Agnitum | PUA.Yotoon!, Riskware.NetFilter!, Trojan.BPlug! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen, Trojan/Win64.SwiftBrowse, Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon.bfm |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-BYZ [PUP] |
| Avira | Adware/BrowseFox.aow, Adware/SpadeCast.A.282 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.D, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.H, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH, Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.BG, Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.bG |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO |
| CAT-QuickHeal | AdWare.Yotoon.A5 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Agent-22685 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM, Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.B |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.141, Trojan.BPlug.17, Tool.NetFilter.1, Trojan.BPlug.123, Trojan.BPlug.281 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F, a variant of Win64/Riskware.NetFilter.F, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H, a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H, Win32/BrowseFox.V potentially unwanted, probably a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.G, a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.G |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/A-de841313!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO |
| Fortinet | Adware/Agent |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO, Win32.Application.BrowseFox.B |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent, PUA.RiskWare.NetFilter, AdWare.SwiftBrowse, AdWare.SpadeCast, AdWare.ClingClang |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Yotoon.l, AdWare/Yotoon.m |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 0040f9921 ), Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f96c1 ), Trojan ( 004af26b1 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 0040f9921 ), Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f96c1 ), Trojan ( 004af26b1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Yotoon.bfm |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.WebSpades.A, PUP.Optional.SwiftBrowse |
| McAfee | BrowseFox-FRR, Artemis!A2E54C5F0BB3, Artemis!479CC40D36C2, Artemis!E78CEE63C3EA, Artemis!8514F522DE67, Artemis!A7CD44D47740, Artemis!CB153F62C674, Artemis!893106B135E8, BrowseFox-FTR |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareBetterSurf.dh, Artemis!A2E54C5F0BB3, Artemis, Artemis!E78CEE63C3EA, Artemis!8514F522DE67, Artemis!A7CD44D47740, Artemis!CB153F62C674, BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.ch |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte, Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek, Riskware.Win32.Yotoon.ddghtt, Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dgiwfc |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.dbb |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant, Adware.SwiftBrowse |
| Sophos | Generic PUA AK, Generic PUA HB, Generic PUA OH, BrowseSmart |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Ahxz, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Akzk |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0411, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0816, TROJ_GEN.F47V0416, TROJ_GEN.F47V0520, TROJ_GEN.F47V0530, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0819 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.SwiftBrowse, AdWare.Yotoon |
| VIPRE | Yontoo (fs), Adware.SwiftBrowse, Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.3, Adware.Kranet.Win32.476 |
| nProtect | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO, Trojan-Clicker/W32.Yotoon.123680 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 2251 scan reports for the WebSpades files. 525 of these scan reports 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 67b477151e4851c39d3b7bd0a019e603