Cash Kitten - 33% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Cash Kitten? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Yontoo.2775 and W32.HfsAdware.EB0D. The detection rate for the Cash Kitten files collected here is 33%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Cash Kitten when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Cash Kitten certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Cash Kitten file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Cash Kitten:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Cash Kitten and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for Cash Kitten, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Cash Kitten certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
Cash Kitten Files
These are the Cash Kitten files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 17/57 | plugincontainer.exe |
| 15/57 | Plugin.exe |
| 27/56 | dcfb5bfe-1f58-4b1d-96a7-3c7bbae51b36.dll |
| 11/56 | Plugin.exe |
| 15/57 | Plugin.exe |
| 15/57 | Plugin.exe |
| 12/57 | updater.upd |
| 14/56 | plugincontainer.exe |
| 17/56 | plugin.dll |
| 41/55 | {D8ED1A4D-9A68-46C2-9515-00D272B9E1E1}.xpi |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Cash Kitten files. I've 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.AVG, Generic_r.AVE, Generic.817, Generic_r.AVJ, Generic_r.AVF, Generic_r.AVB, AdPlugin.ESG |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Agnitum | PUA.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.BTSGeneric, GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.BrowseFox.bh, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon |
| Arcabit | PUP.Adware.BrowseFox.edn, PUP.Adware.BrowseFox.ede, PUP.Adware.BrowseFox |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| BitDefender | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.EB0D |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Pua.Agent.020168 |
| ClamAV | Win.Trojan.Browsefox-40, Win.Adware.BrowseFox-7597 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.ADL |
| Cyren | W32/S-6beac91b!Eldorado, W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado, W32/S-72f19149!Eldorado, W32/S-9089abd4!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.2775 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BZ potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BA potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AM potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.CF potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-6beac91b!Eldorado, W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado, W32/S-72f19149!Eldorado, W32/S-9089abd4!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Fortinet | Adware/BrowserFox |
| GData | Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.Y@gen, Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.X@gen, Win32.Application.BrowseFox.T, Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Ikarus | PUA.BrowseFox, AdWare.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/BrowseFox.dc, Adware/Agent.sml |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Adware ( 004c328d1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cfb061 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Adware ( 004c328d1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cfb061 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.e, not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.gen |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Yontoo |
| McAfee | BrowseFox-FRR, Multiplug.dll.gen.b |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox-FRR, BehavesLike.Win32.Multiplugdll.qh |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dtbvdo, Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dxvzas |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen, Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.RDM.31!5.25[F1], PE:Malware.RDM.32!5.26[F1], PE:Malware.RDM.30!5.24[F1], PE:Adware.BrowseFox!1.A1B7[F1], PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Sophos | Browse Fox (PUA) |
| Symantec | PUA.Yontoo.C |
| VBA32 | AdWare.BrowseFox, AdWare.Agent |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.BHO.146160[h], Trojan.Win32.AD-Agent.55560[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.21406, Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.42948 |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.BrowseFox.145608 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 564 scan reports for the Cash Kitten files. 184 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 0788c7f246e9d84fc275b377aedcfaaf