Buy Online - 43% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Buy Online? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 and Trojan.Yontoo.3094. The detection rate for the Buy Online files collected here is 43%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Buy Online when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Buy Online certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Buy Online file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Buy Online:
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 Buy Online 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, etc. You can also view the address for Buy Online, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Buy Online certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Buy Online Files
The following are the Buy Online files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 26/56 | Plugin.exe |
| 28/58 | cdc9b2b6-5796-4d44-bc7a-2fa644057d7f.dll |
| 25/56 | plugincontainer.exe |
| 18/55 | cdc9b2b6-5796-4d44-bc7a-2fa644057d7f.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Buy Online 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 | Generic_r.AVC, AdPlugin.IKN, Generic.86D, AdPlugin.GEW |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.BrowseFox.dz, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, Trojan/Win32.BTSGeneric |
| Arcabit | Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu | Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.o |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.CJ |
| BitDefender | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.970F |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Buyonline.Gen |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Browsefox-14036, Heuristics.Trojan.Swizzor.Gen |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.CBZ |
| Cyren | W32/S-9df95ef9!Eldorado, W32/S-0550df2d!Eldorado, W32/S-f1319d77!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.3094 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BZ potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.CJ potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-9df95ef9!Eldorado, W32/S-0550df2d!Eldorado, W32/S-f1319d77!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| GData | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1, Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.X@gen |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Yotoon, PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/BrowseFox.ete, AdWare.BrowseFox.ayiw, AdWare.BrowseFox.avqx |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004d9bad1 ), Adware ( 004d94ae1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004d9bad1 ), Adware ( 004d94ae1 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Yontoo |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.gh, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.ch, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.bh |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dzvgxa, Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dzgkpa |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.Yontoo/Variant |
| Sophos | Browse Fox (PUA) |
| Symantec | PUA.Yontoo.C |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Anzm, Win32.Risk.Adware.Hnld |
| VBA32 | Signed-Adware.BrowseFox |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.221792 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 225 scan results for the Buy Online files. 97 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:
- 4a516dee4d6f10f75f6fa5b34803499a