Digital More - 28% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Digital More? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.BrowseFox.BY and Adware.BrowseFox.CW. The detection rate for the Digital More files collected here is 28%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see Digital More when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Digital More appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Digital More certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Digital More file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Digital More:

Screenshot of the Digital More certificate

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 Digital More and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 Digital More, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Digital More certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

Digital More Files

The following are the Digital More files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
13/56c0b1016f-b7e5-46f0-b415-6bf9e55ab00d.dll
3/56c0b1016f-b7e5-46f0-b415-6bf9e55ab00d.dll
16/56plugincontainer.exe
21/57Plugin.exe
12/55Updater.exe
10/55plugincontainer.exe
20/54Plugin.exe
32/57c0b1016f-b7e5-46f0-b415-6bf9e55ab00d.dll

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Digital More files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.566748, Adware.BrowseFox.BY
AVGBrowseFox.216, AdPlugin.CTY, AdPlugin.EEJ
AVwareYontoo (fs)
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.566748, Adware.BrowseFox.BY, Adware.BrowseFox.CW
AgnitumRiskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.BrowseFox, PUP/Win32.Generic
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, RiskWare[Downloader]/NSIS.Agent.vv
ArcabitPUP.Adware.BrowseFox.eca
AviraADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.146160.39
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.BrowseFox.Digi, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AF
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.566748, Adware.BrowseFox.BY, Adware.BrowseFox.CW
BkavW32.HfsAdware.11DA
ClamAVWin.Adware.Browsefox-519, Win.Adware.Browsefox-913, Win.Trojan.Browsefox-369
CyrenW32/S-b5c4dc96!Eldorado, W32/S-9bf36615!Eldorado, W32/S-f8957d34!Eldorado, W32/S-cfd541ab!Eldorado, W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado
DrWebTrojan.Yontoo.1786, Trojan.Yontoo.1739
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AF potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BA potentially unwanted
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.566748 (B), Adware.BrowseFox.BY (B), Adware.BrowseFox.CW (B)
F-ProtW32/S-b5c4dc96!Eldorado, W32/S-9bf36615!Eldorado, W32/S-f8957d34!Eldorado, W32/S-cfd541ab!Eldorado, W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado
F-SecureGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy, Adware.BrowseFox.BY, Adware.BrowseFox.CW
FortinetRiskware/BrowseFox
GDataGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.566748, Adware.BrowseFox.BY, Adware.BrowseFox.CW, Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.X@gen
JiangminAdWare/BrowseFox.dc
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 004b5ce11 ), Adware ( 004c32681 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 004b5ce11 ), Adware ( 004c32681 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.e
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.DigitalMore
McAfeeArtemis!8844EB7C87B8, BrowseFox-FRR
McAfee-GW-EditionBrowseFox-FRR
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.566748, Adware.BrowseFox.BY, Adware.BrowseFox.CW
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Yontoo.dpgswu, Riskware.Win32.Agent.dpnhia, Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dpgswx, Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dsklva
PandaTrj/Genetic.gen
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.708, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
SUPERAntiSpywareAdware.BrowseFox/Variant
SophosBrowse Fox (PUA)
SymantecTrojan.Gen
TencentWin32.Risk.Adware.Pftc, Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.1
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R00UC0EET15
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V0425
VBA32AdWare.BrowseFox
VIPREYontoo (fs)
ViRobotTrojan.Win32.BHO.146160[h]
ZillyaBackdoor.PePatch.Win32.68134
nProtectAdware.BrowseFox.BY, Adware.BrowseFox.CW

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 446 scan reports for the Digital More files. 127 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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