Cat Dog - 40% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Cat Dog? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Browse Fox (PUA) and Trojan.Yontoo.2187. The detection rate for the Cat Dog files collected here is 40%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see Cat Dog when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Cat Dog certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Cat Dog file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Cat Dog:
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 Cat Dog and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above, you can view 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 Cat Dog, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Cat Dog certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Cat Dog Files
These are the Cat Dog files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 14/57 | Plugin.exe |
| 16/57 | plugincontainer.exe |
| 24/56 | Plugin.exe |
| 16/53 | 04a7f6bf-84c9-46c3-b217-8b8282802520.dll |
| 25/52 | 04a7f6bf-84c9-46c3-b217-8b8282802520.dll |
| 36/54 | 04a7f6bf-84c9-46c3-b217-8b8282802520.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Cat Dog files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic_r.AVC, Generic.539, Generic_r.AVM, AdPlugin.GIM, Generic_r.AVS |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.BrowseFox |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.24193 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox, Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, Trojan/Win32.BTSGeneric |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Adware.Mikey.D5E81 |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-QZ [PUP], Win32:Malware-gen |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.CatD, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.CJ, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BA |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.24193 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.C167 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Catdog.Gen, Pua.Browsefox.015209 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Agent-56879, Win.Adware.Browsefox-28008, Win.Adware.Browsefox-3599 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.AUB, ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren | W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.2187 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BZ potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.CJ potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BA potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.24193 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey |
| Fortinet | Adware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.Y@gen, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.24193, Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.X@gen |
| Ikarus | PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | Adware/Agent.bert, AdWare/Yotoon.axx, Trojan.Agent.qux, AdWare/BrowseFox.cx |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004d37f31 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ), Adware ( 004c328d1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004d37f31 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ), Adware ( 004c328d1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.e |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Yontoo, PUP.Optional.Yontoo.A |
| McAfee | BrowseFox.k, BrowseFox-FRR |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox.k, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.ch |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.24193 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dxemcs, Riskware.Win32.Agent.dveemw, Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dzgkpa, Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.duqjxu |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen, PUP/Multitoolbar |
| Rising | PE:Malware.RDM.33!5.27[F1], PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F] |
| Sophos | Browse Fox (PUA) |
| Symantec | PUA.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Swai |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R02KC0EK215 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | HT_BROWSEFOX_FA220003.UVPA |
| VBA32 | AdWare.BrowseFox |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.BrowseFox |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.BHO.146160[h] |
| Zillya | Downloader.DownloaderGuide.Win32.249, Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.37695 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 329 scan reports for the Cat Dog files. 131 of these scan reports 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 5c76bd56433708c69deaa66a9837a517