Between Lines - 50% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Between Lines? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.BrowseFox.BU and Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH. The detection rate for the Between Lines files collected here is 50%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Between Lines 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 additional details from the Between Lines certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Between Lines file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Between Lines:
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 Between Lines and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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, and so on. You can also see the address for Between Lines, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Between Lines certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Between Lines Files
These are the Between Lines files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 13/57 | updatebetweenlines.exe |
| 34/57 | 13e8d46d09b84fd6b75a25c04a0db747.dll |
| 38/56 | {38c95e98-da81-4038-a23a-50d0e098cff8}gw64.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Between Lines files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.BrowseFox.BU, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| AVG | BrowseFox.7D8, AdPlugin.CUI, AdPlugin.DAI |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.BrowseFox.BU, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a |
| Arcabit | PUP.Adware.BetweenLines |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-LQ [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.drc |
| Baidu-International | Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.G, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.M, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BetL |
| BitDefender | Adware.BrowseFox.BU, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.AF22, W64.HfsAdware.2202 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Browsefox-205, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.BrowseFox.FY |
| Cyren | W32/S-e8c6878a!Eldorado, W32/S-c20eddc6!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.M potentially unwanted, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Adware.BrowseFox.BU (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-e8c6878a!Eldorado, W32/S-c20eddc6!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.BrowseFox.BU, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Fortinet | Adware/NetFilter |
| GData | Adware.BrowseFox.BU, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Jiangmin | Adware/Agent.ammd |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 700000121 ), Trojan ( 004a073e1 ), Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 700000121 ), Trojan ( 004a073e1 ), Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:NetTool.Win64.NetFilter.k |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.BetweenLines.A, PUP.Optional.BrowseFox |
| McAfee | BrowseFox-FWI, BrowseFox-FWL, Artemis!F6EA004BC8A3 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox-FWI, BrowseFox-FWL, BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.BrowseFox.BU, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dmjqza, Trojan.Win64.Yontoo.dprbhs |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| Rising | PE:Malware.UDM!6.1BA9 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.SwiftBrowse/Variant |
| Sophos | Browse Fox, Browse Fox (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.29 |
| TrendMicro | PUA_BROWSEFOX |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | PUA_BROWSEFOX |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Kranet |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Agent.Win32.37670, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14 |
| nProtect | Adware.BrowseFox.BU, Trojan-Clicker/W32.Yotoon.48784 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 170 scan results for the Between Lines files. 85 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.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 0bad3d665cb44e6e0042ff4a69e2acfe