Clear Active - 61% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Clear Active? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 and Adware ( 004c204c1 ). The detection rate for the Clear Active files collected here is 61%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically see Clear Active 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 also view the Clear Active certificate with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Clear Active file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Clear Active:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Clear Active and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, etc. You can also examine the address for Clear Active, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Clear Active certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Clear Active Files
These are the Clear Active files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 35/57 | NewerVersion.expext.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Clear Active files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| AVG | AdPlugin.EEU |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| AegisLab | Adware.Agent.OET |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| Arcabit | Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| BitDefender | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Pua.Dealkeeper.018895 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Browsefox-14087 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.ADO |
| Cyren | W32/S-c42c4889!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.2512 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.CA potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-c42c4889!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| GData | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Ikarus | AdWare.AdPlugin |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/MSIL.gof |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004c204c1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004c204c1 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.BrowseFox |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Agent.dtfpov |
| Qihoo-360 | QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.SwiftRecord/Variant |
| Sophos | Browse Fox (PUA) |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Pepm |
| VBA32 | AdWare.MSIL.Agent |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.Agent.115440[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.323367 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 57 scan results for the Clear Active files. 35 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 194137ca0ae695379a311699b60910ae