Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Bandoo Media, Inc? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite and a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.A. The detection rate for the Bandoo Media, Inc files collected here is 10%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically see Bandoo Media, Inc when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Bandoo Media, Inc digital signature with the following procedure:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Bandoo Media, Inc:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Bandoo Media, Inc and that the file has not been tampered with.
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 Bandoo Media, Inc, such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Bandoo Media, Inc certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the Bandoo Media, Inc files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Here is the detection names for the Bandoo Media, Inc files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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AVG | Toolbar.SearchSuite, MalSign.Generic.1EE, Generic.1EE |
AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, iLivid (fs) |
Agnitum | PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite! |
AhnLab-V3 | Win-PUP/Toolbar.SearchCore.1236368 |
AntiVir | APPL/Downloader.Gen |
Antiy-AVL | WebToolbar/Win32.Agent.gen, RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win64.SearchSuite, Worm/Win32.Palevo.gen, Spyware[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Bandoo, Trojan/Win32.Tgenic |
Avast | Win32:Malware-gen |
Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Agent.45, Adware.Win32.Toolbar.40, Adware.Win64.SearchSuite.aKwI, Adware.Win64.SearchSuite.BA, Adware.Win64.SearchSuite.ath, Adware.Win32.SearchSuite.bC |
CAT-QuickHeal | Addware.Searchsuite (Not a Virus), WebToolbar.Win64.g6 (Not a Virus) |
CMC | WebToolbar.Win32.Agent!O |
Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.Injector.STB, UnclassifiedMalware |
DrWeb | Adware.Toolbar.9, Adware.BGuard.14, Adware.Toolbar.246, Adware.Bandoo.12, Adware.Bandoo.13 |
ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.B, Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.C, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.C, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.A, Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.D, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.A, a variant of Win64/Toolbar.SearchSuite.A, a variant of Win32/iLivid.A |
Emsisoft | Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.SearchSuite.AMN (A), Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.SearchSuite.AMN!A2 |
Fortinet | Riskware/Win64_SearchSuite, Riskware/SearchSuite, Riskware/Agent |
GData | Win32.Application.Searchsuite.D, Win64.Application.Searchsuite.E |
Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Searcher, PUA.SearchSuite, PUA.Bandoo |
K7AntiVirus | Adware, Adware ( 004075ea1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f8e31 ), Trojan, Trojan ( 0049cc131 ) |
K7GW | Adware, Adware ( 004075ea1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Trojan ( 020000001 ), Trojan ( 0049cc131 ) |
Kaspersky | not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.ao, not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite.d, not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite.c |
Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Bandoo.A, PUP.Optional.Bandoo |
McAfee | SearchSuite, Artemis!FF3A838454B3, Artemis!6A8A9E409B4C |
McAfee-GW-Edition | SearchSuite, Artemis!FF3A838454B3, Artemis!6A8A9E409B4C |
NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.BGuard.bskvyg, Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.deanig |
NOD32 | Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite |
Panda | Adware/Fun4IM, Trj/Chgt.C |
Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.49b |
Symantec | WS.Reputation.1, Trojan.ADH.2, Trojan.Semnager |
TrendMicro | ADW_SEARCHSUITE, TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EJI14 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall | ADW_SEARCHSUITE, TROJ_GEN.F47V0924, TROJ_GEN.F47V0828, TROJ_GEN.F47V0726, TROJ_GEN.F47V0219, TROJ_GEN.F47V1204, TROJ_GEN.F47V1025, TROJ_GEN.F47V0725, TROJ_GEN.F47V0207, TROJ_GEN.F47V0217, TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EJI14, TROJ_GEN.F47V1223, TROJ_GEN.F47V0810, TROJ_GEN.F47V0922, TROJ_GEN.F47V0406, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0731 |
VBA32 | Trojan.Genome.aj |
VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, iLivid (fs) |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 8977 scan results for the Bandoo Media, Inc files. 905 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: