Cantataweb - 52% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Cantataweb? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Adware.BrowseFox.AG. The detection rate for the Cantataweb files collected here is 52%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Cantataweb when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Cantataweb with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Cantataweb 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 Cantataweb:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Cantataweb 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 examine the address for Cantataweb, such as the street name, city and country.
DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1 and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Cantataweb certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Cantataweb Files
These are the Cantataweb files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 40/55 | Cantatawebbho.dll |
| 33/57 | Cantataweb.PurBrowse.exe |
| 14/54 | {ec3b464a-97da-43ec-b8d8-6d9d0bc1b9c5}gt.sys |
| 27/56 | {fddd69d0-0a0b-432c-b520-59801bbefc91}gw64.sys |
| 20/56 | {fc89d816-ed34-4c31-b975-2722ed8a31a3}gw64.sys |
| 40/57 | {ec3b464a-97da-43ec-b8d8-6d9d0bc1b9c5}gw64.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Cantataweb files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.BrowseFox.AG, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| AVG | Generic5.ARBG, Generic.61B, Generic.EAF, AdPlugin.DAI |
| AVware | Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.BrowseFox.AG, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| AegisLab | AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.m5yg |
| Agnitum | PUA.Agent!, Trojan.BPlug!, PUA.Yotoon!, Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox, Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.Kranet, GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a |
| Arcabit | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-AW [PUP], Win32:BrowseFox-FR [PUP], Win64:BrowseFox-C [PUP], Win32:BrowseFox-PA [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2, Adware/BrowseFox.aoq, Adware/BrowseFox.A.282, ADWARE/BrowseFox.drc |
| Baidu | Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.d |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BF, Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.A, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BU, Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.BrowseFox.AG, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.FD67, W64.HfsAdware.A6B1 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | AdWare.Agent.r5 (Not a Virus), PUA.Cantataweb.Gen |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-1101, Win.Adware.Agent-12778, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-513 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK, Application.Win32.AltBrowse.ZPGI |
| Cyren | W32/S-4dc21c6d!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.17, Trojan.BPlug.929, Tool.NetFilter.313, Trojan.Yontoo.1849 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.U, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.U potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4 (B), Adware.BrowseFox.AG (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/BadBHO.AW.gen!Eldorado, W32/S-4dc21c6d!Eldorado, W32/A-caf5c463!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.BrowseFox.AG, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Fortinet | Adware/Agent |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.BrowseFox.AG, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent, PUA.RiskWare.NetFilter, PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Kranet.dam |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 ), Trojan ( 004b56221 ), Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 ), Trojan ( 004b56221 ), Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx, not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet.heur, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SwiftBrowse.ca |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Cantataweb.A, PUP.Optional.BrowseFox |
| McAfee | Artemis!838767038C87, BrowseFox-FVX |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.dh, BrowseFox-FVX, BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.BrowseFox.AG, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqycvd, Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dnpvno, Riskware.Win32.Yotoon.denstu, Riskware.Win64.BPlug.dwtfpc |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | Malware.Radar03.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.faf |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.172B37AC!388708268 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant, Adware.SwiftBrowse/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA AB, Browse Fox (PUA) |
| Symantec | WS.Reputation.1 |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Agent.Dztn, Win32.Adware.Swiftbrowse.Peqd |
| TrendMicro | HS_BROWSEFOX.SM, PUA_BROWSEFOX |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00H214, HS_BROWSEFOX.SM, PUA_BROWSEFOX |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Agent, AdWare.Kranet, AdWare.Yotoon |
| VIPRE | Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Yandex | Riskware.Agent! |
| Zillya | Adware.Agent.Win32.9073, Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.64142, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.6, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14 |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.249632.B, Trojan-Clicker/W32.Kranet.296688, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 335 scan reports for the Cantataweb files. 174 of these scan results 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:
- 013be12950e38b1abdbf9c4fcb5c264f
- 51fe05e2a96412c5062e1f77b3a16598