DizzyDing - 34% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by DizzyDing? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the DizzyDing files collected here is 34%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see DizzyDing when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

Screenshot where DizzyDing appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the DizzyDing digital signature with the following steps:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by DizzyDing:

Screenshot of the DizzyDing certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by DizzyDing and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine 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 DizzyDing, such as the street name, city and country.

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

DizzyDing Files

These are the DizzyDing files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
19/56{5268c901-1e68-4ee8-87b7-8f145dffff6c}w64.sys

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the DizzyDing files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
AVGGeneric.145
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Ad-AwareAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
AgnitumRiskware.Agent!
BitDefenderAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
ClamAVWin.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497
DrWebTool.NetFilter.313
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CG
EmsisoftAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B)
F-ProtW64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado
F-SecureAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
FortinetAdware/BrowseFox
GDataAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
McAfeeArtemis!1F8D5782BC53
MicroWorld-eScanAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ZillyaAdware.Yotoon.Win64.14
nProtectAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 56 scan reports for the DizzyDing files. 19 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 done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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