Chart Choosing - 37% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Chart Choosing? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Adware.BrowseFox.V. The detection rate for the Chart Choosing files collected here is 37%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Chart Choosing when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view additional details from the Chart Choosing certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Chart Choosing file
- Right-click on 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 signed by Chart Choosing:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Chart Choosing and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 see the address for Chart Choosing, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Chart Choosing certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
Chart Choosing Files
The following are the Chart Choosing files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 2/55 | utilchartchoosing.exe |
| 25/55 | {e27cd43d-e771-4640-87d6-1c9348777697}gw64.sys |
| 34/57 | {692d4237-7672-4a6c-b9ab-522313be40ae}gw.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Chart Choosing files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| AVG | AdPlugin.DAI, Generic.0C7 |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent!, PUA.BrowseFox! |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon.kam |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.A.1227 |
| Baidu-International | Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.A |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.3BD6 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497, Win.Adware.Netfilter-134 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV |
| Cyren | W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/A-76f53fd6!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Tool.NetFilter.313, Trojan.Yontoo.1837 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B), Adware.BrowseFox.V (B) |
| F-Prot | W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/A-76f53fd6!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Fortinet | Adware/NetFilter, Riskware/NetFilter |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ) |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.ChartChoosing.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!B28FD3757641, Artemis!AD33ECFB6126 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph, Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.618 |
| Sophos | Generic PUA HE |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Pdml, Win64.Adware.Bp-sys.Zuxl, Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.16 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0504 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Zaitu |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.29350 |
| nProtect | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 167 scan reports for the Chart Choosing files. 61 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, 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:
- 6b06bdba19dcef6f677dac87615d45b1