Browse Pax - 43% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Browse Pax? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Adware.BrowseFox.BE. The detection rate for the Browse Pax files collected here is 43%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically see Browse Pax when 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 additional details from the Browse Pax certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Browse Pax file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screengrab of a file digitally signed by Browse Pax:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Browse Pax and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 view the address for Browse Pax, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Browse Pax certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
Browse Pax Files
The following are the Browse Pax files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 22/56 | {36ee193d-5a79-47c6-88ad-70ffdaa019da}w64.sys |
| 24/57 | BrowsePaxbho.dll |
| 25/54 | {7a4a0223-ce07-423f-9eed-37e90057e2f4}gw64.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Browse Pax files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| AVG | Generic.3BF |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Adware/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a |
| Avast | MSIL:BrowseFox-X [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.9218 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497 |
| Cyren | W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Tool.NetFilter.313, Trojan.Yontoo.1016 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CG, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B), Adware.BrowseFox.BE (B) |
| F-Prot | W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| Ikarus | AdWare.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Yotoon.aq, AdWare/SwiftBrowse.dxt |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Trojan ( 004b55d71 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 004b55d71 ), Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.BrowsePax.A |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win64.Suspicious.ph |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo |
| Sophos | Generic PUA PF |
| TrendMicro | HS_BROWSEFOX.SM |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | HS_BROWSEFOX.SM |
| VBA32 | AdWare.MSIL.Agent |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14 |
| nProtect | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.BE |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 167 scan results for the Browse Pax files. 71 of these scan results 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:
- 3042bee729064ab94def88f30acb3ed0