FindXplorer.com - 25% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by FindXplorer.com? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Heur.Adware.Zwangi.1 and TROJ_SPNR.0BIK11. The detection rate for the FindXplorer.com files collected here is 25%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see FindXplorer.com when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where FindXplorer.com appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for FindXplorer.com with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file signed by FindXplorer.com:

Screenshot of the FindXplorer.com certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by FindXplorer.com and that no one has tampered with the file.

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 see the address for FindXplorer.com, such as the street name, city and country.

UTN-USERFirst-Object has issued the FindXplorer.com certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

FindXplorer.com Files

These are the FindXplorer.com files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
32/45upgrade.exe
0/42findxplorer.exe
0/43uninstall.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric_r.UP
AgnitumAdware.Zwangi.Gen.5
AhnLab-V3Adware/Win32.Zwangi
AntiVirADSPY/AdSpy.Gen2
AvastWin32:Zwangi-I [PUP]
BitDefenderGen:Heur.Adware.Zwangi.1
CAT-QuickHealWin32.BrowserModifier.Zwangi.5
ComodoApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.Zwangi.AA
DrWebTrojan.Searcher.151
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Adware.OneStep.M
EmsisoftGen:Heur.Adware.Zwangi.1 (B)
F-ProtW32/Zwangi.C.gen!Eldorado
F-SecureGen:Heur.Adware.Zwangi.1
FortinetAdware/Zwangi
GDataGen:Heur.Adware.Zwangi.1
IkarusGen.Variant.AdWare.Zwangi
JiangminAdware/Zwangi.zr
K7AntiVirusAdware
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Zwangi.bqz
MalwarebytesAdware.Agent.ZGen
McAfeeAdware-OneStep.l
McAfee-GW-EditionHeuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-PKR.G
MicrosoftBrowserModifier:Win32/Zwangi
NormanSuspicious_Gen2.FQCZD
PCToolsAdware.Zwunzi
PandaTrj/CI.A
RisingBackdoor.Win32.crypt.i
SUPERAntiSpywareAdware.Dropper[Zwangi]
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2
TrendMicroTROJ_SPNR.0BIK11
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_SPNR.0BIK11
VIPRESpywareStrike

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 130 scan results for the FindXplorer.com files. 32 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:

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