Anything or Nothing - 46% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Anything or Nothing? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.BrowseFox.EN and PUP.Optional.Yontoo. The detection rate for the Anything or Nothing files collected here is 46%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Anything or Nothing when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the additional details from the Anything or Nothing digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Anything or Nothing file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screencap of a file digitally signed by Anything or Nothing:
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 Anything or Nothing 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, etc. You can also see the address for Anything or Nothing, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Anything or Nothing certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Anything or Nothing Files
The following are the Anything or Nothing files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 16/56 | Au_.exe |
| 19/57 | PluginContainer.exe |
| 17/56 | Au_.exe |
| 38/54 | 1ef422df-c387-4f0d-88d1-b75bdfd51013.dll |
| 29/56 | {C5607F78-1E44-4594-8E4C-560C531FD614}.xpi |
| 32/57 | 1ef422df-c387-4f0d-88d1-b75bdfd51013.dll |
| 33/57 | 1ef422df-c387-4f0d-88d1-b75bdfd51013.dll |
| 16/57 | 1ef422df-c387-4f0d-88d1-b75bdfd51013.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Anything or Nothing files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1, Adware.BrowseFox.EN |
| AVG | Generic.5E3, Generic_r.AVG, Generic_r.AVS, AdPlugin.ESG |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1, Adware.BrowseFox.EI, Adware.BrowseFox.EN |
| Agnitum | PUA.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare]/NSIS.BrowseFox.e, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon, Trojan/Win32.BTSGeneric |
| Arcabit | PUP.Adware.BrowseFox, PUP.Adware.BrowseFox.eee |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BSig, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AU, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BA |
| BitDefender | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1, Adware.BrowseFox.EN, Adware.BrowseFox.EI |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.4619 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Browsefox-725, Win.Adware.Browsefox-2627, Win.Adware.BrowseFox-7597 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.ADL |
| Cyren | W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado, W32/S-9089abd4!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.2775 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BA potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.CF potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 (B), Adware.BrowseFox.EN (B), Adware.BrowseFox.EI (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado, W32/S-9089abd4!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1, Adware.BrowseFox.EN, Adware.BrowseFox.EI |
| Fortinet | Adware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1, Adware.BrowseFox.EN, Adware.BrowseFox.EI |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/BrowseFox.dc, Adware/Agent.bbkp |
| K7AntiVirus | Riskware ( 0040eff71 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Adware ( 004c328d1 ) |
| K7GW | Riskware ( 0040eff71 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Adware ( 004c328d1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.BrowseFox.e |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Yontoo |
| McAfee | Artemis!CDBA0927A012, BrowseFox-FAD |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.fc, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.ch, BrowseFox-FAD |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1, Adware.BrowseFox.EN, Adware.BrowseFox.EI |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dsfwfq |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious, Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Adware.BrowseFox!1.A1B7[F1], PE:Adware.BrowseFox!1.A1B7 [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.BrowseFox/Variant, Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA GL (PUA), Generic PUA AA (PUA), Generic PUA NL (PUA) |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Sxdx, Win32.Risk.Adware.Eawi, Win32.Risk.Adware.Tcmc, Win32.Risk.Adware.Phgr, Win32.Risk.Adware.Ammi |
| VBA32 | AdWare.BrowseFox, AdWare.Agent |
| VIPRE | Adware.BrowseFox |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.BHO.146160[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.3098, Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.53884 |
| nProtect | Adware.BrowseFox.EN, Adware.BrowseFox.EI |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 787 scan results for the Anything or Nothing files. 365 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 done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 39b310f7efa25d2884a35990fa6d6b45