Bronze Aid - 39% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Bronze Aid? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Yontoo.2775 and Trj/Genetic.gen. The detection rate for the Bronze Aid files collected here is 39%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Bronze Aid when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Bronze Aid with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Bronze Aid file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Bronze Aid:
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 Bronze Aid 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, and so on. You can also see the address for Bronze Aid, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Bronze Aid certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
Bronze Aid Files
The following are the Bronze Aid files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 25/56 | 0c3ddfb7-4cdb-495b-b3e9-d59725b43dfc.dll |
| 17/57 | {70FB8888-56E6-4C6E-9DEE-A79F1AB4B5A1}.dll |
| 12/56 | Au_.exe |
| 25/56 | updater.exe |
| 21/55 | PluginContainer.exe |
| 11/57 | Plugin.exe |
| 12/56 | updater.exe |
| 22/57 | updater.exe |
| 23/57 | Plugin.exe |
| 24/57 | Plugin.exe |
| 8/57 | {8AE7A9CC-6CCE-4CCF-BAAE-E163ED90D59C}.xpi |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Bronze Aid 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 |
| AVG | AdPlugin.FAM, BrowseFox.D68, Generic_r.AVB, Generic_r.AVG, Generic_r.AVE, Generic_r.AVH, Generic_r.AVI |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit | Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BA, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BSig, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AM, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AU |
| BitDefender | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.A133 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Browsefox-725, Win.Adware.BrowseFox-7597 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.AZ |
| Cyren | W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado, W32/S-72f19149!Eldorado, W32/S-422f21eb!Eldorado, W32/S-9089abd4!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.2775 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BA potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AM potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BZ potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BT potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado, W32/S-72f19149!Eldorado, W32/S-422f21eb!Eldorado, W32/S-9089abd4!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| GData | Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.X@gen, Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1, Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.Y@gen, Win32.Application.BrowseFox.T |
| Ikarus | PUA.BrowseFox, AdWare.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/BrowseFox.dc, Adware/Agent.bgbg, AdWare/BrowseFox.atw |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004c328d1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cfb061 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004d37f31 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004c328d1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cfb061 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004d37f31 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.e, not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Yontoo |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.fc |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dshjen, Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dxvzas |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.708, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.RDM.30!5.24[F1], PE:Adware.BrowseFox!1.A1B7[F1], PE:Malware.RDM.31!5.25[F1], PE:Malware.RDM.32!5.26[F1] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant, PUP.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Sophos | Browse Fox (PUA) |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Wpiv, Win32.Risk.Adware.Anfo, Win32.Risk.Adware.Lkxk, Win32.Risk.Adware.Alsm |
| VBA32 | AdWare.BrowseFox |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.BHO.146160[h], Trojan.Win32.AD-Agent.55560[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.46158 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 841 scan reports for the Bronze Aid files. 331 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 3ac1078ddf9d8767fb8d2de19cff12ce