Afford Time - 29% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Afford Time? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Unwanted-Program ( 004ccb041 ) and PUP.Optional.Yontoo. The detection rate for the Afford Time files collected here is 29%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see Afford Time 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 view the additional details from the Afford Time digital signature with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Afford Time file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Afford Time:
As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Afford Time 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 Afford Time, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Afford Time certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Afford Time Files
These are the Afford Time files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 17/57 | mp[1].exe |
| 16/57 | setup.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Afford Time files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AegisLab | Win.Adware.Browsefox.mzKf, Troj.Dropper.W32.Agent.mirE |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.41BB |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.NSIS.BrowseFox.SL |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Browsefox-734, Win.Trojan.Browsefox-34314 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.5413 |
| ESET-NOD32 | MSIL/StartPage.BN, Win32/BrowseFox.CC potentially unwanted |
| Ikarus | Trojan.MSIL.StartPage |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004ccb041 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004ccb041 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.jxln |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Yontoo |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Nsis.Yontoo.ebojcq |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM42.0.0000.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | Malware.Generic!p7h3Q71rtoN@d (Thunder) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.Yontoo/Variant |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Pjxm, Win32.Risk.Adware.Aexu |
| VBA32 | suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 114 scan results for the Afford Time files. 33 of these scan reports 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:
- 7c49e6436c01728001b865b7adeb44e9