BarQuery.com - 64% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by BarQuery.com? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Generic.4885609 and Trojan.Generic.5028058. The detection rate for the BarQuery.com files collected here is 64%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice BarQuery.com 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 BarQuery.com digital signature with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the BarQuery.com file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by BarQuery.com:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by BarQuery.com and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, and so on. You can also view the address for BarQuery.com, such as the street name, city and country.
UTN-USERFirst-Object has issued the BarQuery.com certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
BarQuery.com Files
These are the BarQuery.com files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 26/42 | barquery.exe |
| 27/42 | barquery.exe |
| 28/42 | barquery135.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the BarQuery.com files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Zwangi.R, AdSearcher.C |
| AhnLab-V3 | Adware/Win32.Zwangi |
| AntiVir | ADSPY/AdSpy.Gen2, TR/ATRAPS.Gen |
| Avast | Win32:OneStep-BG [PUP] |
| Avast5 | Win32:OneStep-BG |
| BitDefender | Trojan.Generic.4883254, Trojan.Generic.4885609, Trojan.Generic.5028058 |
| Commtouch | W32/MalwareF.JTPL, W32/Zwangi.D.gen!Eldorado, W32/MalwareF.DZGS |
| Comodo | UnclassifiedMalware |
| Emsisoft | Riskware.Adware.Zwangi!IK, Adware.Zwangi!IK |
| F-Prot | W32/MalwareF.JTPL, W32/Zwangi.D.gen!Eldorado, W32/MalwareF.DZGS |
| F-Secure | Trojan.Generic.4883254, Trojan.Generic.4885609, Trojan.Generic.5028058 |
| Fortinet | Adware/OneStep |
| GData | Trojan.Generic.4883254, Trojan.Generic.4885609, Trojan.Generic.5028058 |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus.Adware.Zwangi, not-a-virus:Adware.Zwangi |
| Jiangmin | Adware/Zwangi.gtb |
| K7AntiVirus | Riskware, Adware |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Zwangi.bhh |
| McAfee | Generic.dx!uzg, Adware-OneStep.k |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Generic.dx!uzg, Adware-OneStep.k |
| Microsoft | BrowserModifier:Win32/Zwangi |
| NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.OneStep.J, probably a variant of Win32/Adware.OneStep.J |
| Norman | W32/Suspicious_Gen2.EGNWB, W32/Suspicious_Gen2.CYNNG, W32/Suspicious_Gen2.HPTNO |
| PCTools | Adware.Zwunzi!rem, Adware.Zwunzi |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A, Generic Malware |
| Prevx | Medium Risk Malware |
| Sophos | Zwangi, Mal/EncPk-AAQ |
| Symantec | Adware.Zwunzi!gen1, Adware.Zwunzi!gen3, SecurityRisk.ADH |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R4FC8KN |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R47FFH2, TROJ_GEN.R4FC8KN |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Zwangi.bhh |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Onestepsearch |
| VirusBuster | Adware.Zwangi!BoDPSBgJLYk, Adware.Zwangi!rblil6/jgak, Adware.Zwangi!DFMwq+7WRNY |
| eSafe | Win32.ADSPYAdSpy |
| nProtect | Trojan.Generic.4885609, Trojan.Generic.5028058 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 126 scan results for the BarQuery.com files. 81 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view 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:
- 3129f4b1a1a464a65e836ad8ec46c199