Four Finders - 33% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Four Finders? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1. The detection rate for the Four Finders files collected here is 33%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Four Finders when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Four Finders with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Four Finders file
- Right-click 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 Four Finders:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Four Finders and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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, etc. You can also examine the address for Four Finders, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Four Finders certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Four Finders Files
These are the Four Finders files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 16/54 | {22b2e6b4-289b-4b41-86b8-f306ee4e9638}gw64.sys |
| 20/54 | maintainer.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Four Finders files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.496 |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Yontoo (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Kranet |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-BYZ [PUP] |
| Avira | Adware/BrowseFox.aof |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bV |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497, Win.Adware.Agent-22685 |
| DrWeb | Tool.NetFilter.313, Trojan.BPlug.281 |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/BrowseFox.V |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 (B) |
| F-Prot | W64/A-bd57be8c!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dgiwfc |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.91f |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Kranet |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Yontoo (fs) |
| Zillya | Adware.Kranet.Win32.476 |
| nProtect | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 108 scan results for the Four Finders files. 36 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 62ba09f2d5b6ecd8eb73cc14cfe0d9b9