Browser Good - 45% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Browser Good? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Adware.BrowseFox.CD. The detection rate for the Browser Good files collected here is 45%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Browser Good when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can also view the Browser Good certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Browser Good file
- Right-click on 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 Browser Good:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Browser Good and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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, etc. You can also see the address for Browser Good, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Browser Good certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Browser Good Files
The following are the Browser Good files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Browser Good 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.CD |
| AVG | Generic.5E9, AdPlugin.DAI |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Yontoo (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.CD |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent!, PUA.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/MSIL.Agent.bcz |
| Avast | MSIL:BrowseFox-AN [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| Baidu-International | Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AE |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.CD |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.751D, W32.HfsAdware.B26C, W32.HfsAdware.2465, W64.HfsAdware.2465 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.MSJDGBTIR.OD5 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Netfilter-130, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497, Win.Adware.Agent-39913 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV |
| Cyren | W32/A-b3b70cb0!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-9c4b2ea6!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Tool.NetFilter.313, Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B), Adware.BrowseFox.CD (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/A-b3b70cb0!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-9c4b2ea6!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.CD |
| Fortinet | Adware/NetFilter |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.CD |
| Ikarus | PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Yotoon.kp, AdWare/Yotoon.mn, AdWare/SwiftBrowse.dxt |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Trojan ( 004b5b821 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Trojan ( 004b5b821 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.Agent.bcz |
| McAfee | Artemis!CA38284124D9, Artemis!094477937A7D, Artemis!576C6CFA15AE, Artemis!E9AC9DE33AEF |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph, BehavesLike.Win64.PUP.ph |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.CD |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.NetFilter.dgqvkd, Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo, Riskware.Win64.NetFilter.doxlvr, Trojan.Win64.Yontoo.dqmdhu |
| Rising | PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Msil.Adware.Agent.Lmup, Win64.Adware.Bp-sys.Zuxl |
| TrendMicro | HS_BROWSEFOX.SM, TROJ_GEN.R02KC0OCC15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0313, HS_BROWSEFOX.SM, TROJ_GEN.R02KC0OCC15, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0412 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Yotoon, AdWare.MSIL.Agent |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Yontoo (fs) |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.10, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14, Adware.Agent.Win32.44824 |
| nProtect | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.CD |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 397 scan reports for the Browser Good files. 179 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 done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 415a9a4b07baa4a4f09fb5982a7cfafb