BetterBrowse - 9% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by BetterBrowse? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Better Browse and PUP.Optional.BetterBrowse.A. The detection rate for the BetterBrowse files collected here is 9%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see BetterBrowse when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the digital signature details for BetterBrowse with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the BetterBrowse file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by BetterBrowse:
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 BetterBrowse 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, and so on. You can also view the address for BetterBrowse, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the BetterBrowse certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
BetterBrowse Files
The following are the BetterBrowse files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/49 | updateBetterBrowse.exe |
| 8/48 | updateBetterBrowse.exe |
| 11/51 | updatebetterbrowse.exe |
| 1/52 | {d1377c30-1cf3-4e6f-ae8b-e1fab3664710}gw64.sys |
| 1/51 | {d1377c30-1cf3-4e6f-ae8b-e1fab3664710}w64.sys |
| 9/54 | wstlibg.sys |
| 4/51 | utilbetterbrowse.exe |
| 3/53 | wstlibg.sys |
| 2/51 | {d1377c30-1cf3-4e6f-ae8b-e1fab3664710}t.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the BetterBrowse files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic5.ARVD, MalSign.Betbro.F2A, Betbro.F2A |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International | Trojan.Win32.BrowseFox.G, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.H, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bett |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.123, Trojan.BPlug.9 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.G, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H |
| Emsisoft | Android.Adware.Kuguo.A (B) |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.BetterBrowse.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!BDDC8EE0A6EA, Artemis!D4FC0E8BDA14, Artemis!1B8945CC0CA0 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!BDDC8EE0A6EA, Artemis!D4FC0E8BDA14, Artemis!1B8945CC0CA0 |
| Sophos | Better Browse |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0225, TROJ_GEN.F47V0403, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0716, TROJ_GEN.F47V0502 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Win64.Yotoon |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 460 scan results for the BetterBrowse files. 40 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 12f4b87646b8baf069aa302de756fe85