Byte Label - 40% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Byte Label? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.BrowseFox.V and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the Byte Label files collected here is 40%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Byte Label 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 view the additional details from the Byte Label digital signature with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Byte Label 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 that has been digitally signed by Byte Label:
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 Byte Label 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 see the address for Byte Label, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Byte Label certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
Byte Label Files
The following are the Byte Label files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 25/57 | {42e7fae3-6c40-49a6-b640-ab2983c2341c}gw.sys |
| 25/57 | {b799b237-b55e-4629-92d5-66e9c490ed70}gw.sys |
| 21/57 | {0028d3ff-6222-4e65-a950-b9b579e9475c}gt.sys |
| 20/57 | {1f924c28-607a-48bc-8fb0-7952bc5609fa}gt.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Byte Label files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| AVG | Generic.638, WebFilter.AI |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Agnitum | PUA.BrowseFox!, Riskware.Agent! |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon.kam, RiskWare[RiskTool]/Win32.NetFilter.q |
| Avira | Adware/BrowseFox.A.1227, ADWARE/BrowseFox.A.28 |
| Baidu-International | Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.q |
| BitDefender | Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.47A2, W32.HfsAdware.1548 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.BrowseFox.OL6 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Netfilter-134, Win.Adware.Netfilter-130 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV |
| Cyren | W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado, W32/A-b3b70cb0!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Tool.NetFilter.313, Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Adware.BrowseFox.V (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado, W32/A-b3b70cb0!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| GData | Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Yotoon.ks |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004c19911 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004c19911 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.NetFilter.q |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.ByteLabel |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.NetFilter.dgqvkd |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Zaitu, AdWare.Yotoon |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.29350, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.10 |
| nProtect | Adware.BrowseFox.V |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 228 scan results for the Byte Label files. 91 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 130858d16caf60adaa9933932cd06054