maucampo - 26% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by maucampo? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO and Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1. The detection rate for the maucampo files collected here is 26%. Please read on for more details.

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

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

You can view the additional details from the maucampo digital signature with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the maucampo file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by maucampo:

Screenshot of the maucampo certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by maucampo and that the file has not been tampered with.

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 see the address for maucampo, such as the street name, city and country.

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

maucampo Files

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

Detection RatioFile Name
8/48maucampobho.dll
9/40maucampoBHO.dll
9/50updatemaucampo.exe
18/50utilmaucampo.exe
12/53updatemaucampo.exe
23/51maucampobho.dll
23/54maucampo.BrowserAdapter.exe
1/51{ef8714df-a44b-464c-9034-549a70dc4cd7}t.sys
1/51wstlibg.sys
27/57updatemaucampo.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the maucampo files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGMalSign.Maucampo.E25, Maucampo.E25, Agent.W, Generic_r.KF
AVwareYontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
AgnitumPUA.Agent!
AntiVirAPPL/BrowseFox.Gen2
Antiy-AVLAdWare/Win32.Agent, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
ArcabitAdware.SwiftBrowse.CO
AvastWin32:BrowseFox-HT [PUP]
AviraADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.Agent.aSJu, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bH, Adware.Win32.Agent.akX, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BI, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.G
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
BkavW32.HfsAdware.B7D7
CAT-QuickHealAdWare.Agent.r3 (Not a Virus)
ClamAVWin.Adware.Agent-7002
ComodoApplication.Win32.Altbrowse.AK, ApplicUnwnt
CyrenW32/S-30ac1d62!Eldorado
DrWebAdware.Plugin.100, Trojan.BPlug.22, Trojan.BPlug.28, Trojan.BPlug.46, Trojan.Yontoo.1741
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.G, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.I, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO (B)
F-ProtW32/S-30ac1d62!Eldorado
F-SecureGen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
FortinetAdware/Agent, Riskware/BrowseFox
GDataWin32.Application.BrowseFox.B, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
Ikarusnot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent, AdWare.SwiftBrowse
JiangminAdware/Agent.izz, Adware/Agent.ktt, Adware/Agent.knt, Adware/Agent.tss
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f96b1 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f96b1 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.aiwa
KingsoftWin32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Agent.ai.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud)
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Maucampo.A
McAfeeArtemis!EBD8E858268B, Artemis!5797331BEB00, Artemis!1ECCAFC50941, Artemis!5CF7F3062553
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!EBD8E858268B, Artemis!5797331BEB00, Artemis!1ECCAFC50941, Artemis!5CF7F3062553
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CO
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Agent.cqsznp, Riskware.Win32.Agent.cuenda, Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
PandaTrj/Chgt.C
Qihoo-360Win32/Virus.Adware.0de, HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
SUPERAntiSpywareAdware.BrowseFox/Variant
SophosGeneric PUA JD, Generic PUA CJ, Generic PUA CC, Generic PUA AD
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V0222, TROJ_GEN.F47V0522, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0803, TROJ_GEN.F47V0424
VBA32AdWare.Agent
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Yontoo (fs)
nProtectAdware.SwiftBrowse.CO

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 505 scan reports for the maucampo files. 131 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. 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:

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