Common Dots - 46% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Common Dots? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware ( 004c32681 ) and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the Common Dots files collected here is 46%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Common Dots when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can also view the Common Dots certificate with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Common Dots 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 Common Dots:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Common Dots 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 Common Dots, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Common Dots certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
Common Dots Files
These are the Common Dots files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 26/56 | c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Common Dots files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.FBE |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BA |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.B960 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.1949 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BA potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet | Riskware/BrowseFox |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004c32681 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004c32681 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.CommonDots.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!ED7EE8B9BB1C |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dshjen |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.BrowseFox!6.26DB |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Symantec | PUA.Yontoo.C |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Amwc |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R00UC0OFL15 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.BHO.146160[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.10874 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 56 scan results for the Common Dots files. 26 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 4edd0bb696bb5c5b9aa1f0a302cc6028