Caramava - 19% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Caramava? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) and PUP.Optional.Caramava.A. The detection rate for the Caramava files collected here is 19%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Caramava when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Caramava certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Caramava file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Caramava:
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 Caramava and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine 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 examine the address for Caramava, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Caramava certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Caramava Files
These are the Caramava files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 4/50 | Caramava_bs.exe |
| 1/51 | {7c722efd-1a40-4e08-aa0c-caa7161f7d43}gw64.sys |
| 16/51 | Caramavabho.dll |
| 19/51 | Caramavabho.dll |
| 6/52 | updateCaramava.exe |
| 12/54 | {7c722efd-1a40-4e08-aa0c-caa7161f7d43}gw.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Caramava files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | MalSign.Carama.2A4, Carama.2A4 |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Agnitum | PUA.Agent!, PUA.Yotoon! |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.H, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH |
| CAT-QuickHeal | AdWare.Agent.ahbx (Not a Virus) |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-79 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.37, Trojan.BPlug.28, Trojan.BPlug.123 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H |
| Fortinet | Adware/Agent |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
| Jiangmin | Adware/Agent.izz, AdWare/Yotoon.l |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Caramava.A |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Agent.cuenda, Riskware.Win32.Yotoon.ddghtt |
| Rising | NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Symantec | Yontoo.C |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0301, TROJ_GEN.F47V0322, TROJ_GEN.F47V0302, TROJ_GEN.F47V0409 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Agent, AdWare.Win64.Yotoon |
| VIPRE | Adware.Agent, Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.1 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 309 scan results for the Caramava files. 58 of these scan reports 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:
- 00e90cd7c8459392168639c13bc804ae