Fun Web Products - 19% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Fun Web Products? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious) and Riskware/MyWebSearch. The detection rate for the Fun Web Products files collected here is 19%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Fun Web Products when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Fun Web Products certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Fun Web Products file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Fun Web Products:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Fun Web Products 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 examine the address for Fun Web Products, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the Fun Web Products certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Fun Web Products Files
These are the Fun Web Products files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 6/48 | MWSSRCAS.DLL |
| 7/43 | MWSSRCAS.DLL |
| 7/48 | MWSSRCAS.DLL |
| 9/42 | MWSBAR.DLL |
| 11/50 | MWSBAR.DLL |
| 11/41 | MWSSRCAS.DLL |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Fun Web Products files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | MyWebSearch |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch |
| Authentium | W32/Mywebsearch.C.gen!Eldorado |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-RR [PUP], Win32:Mywebsearch-U [PUP], Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
| Bkav | W32.Cloda53.Trojan.542e, W32.Clod2a8.Trojan.69fa, W32.Clod60c.Trojan.dfd6 |
| ClamAV | Adware.Websearch-12, Adware.FunWebProducts-5 |
| Comodo | ApplicUnsaf.Win32.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch.~B |
| ESET-NOD32 | probably a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch, Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch |
| Emsisoft | Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch!A2 |
| F-Prot | W32/Mywebsearch.C.gen!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware:W32/MyWebSearch |
| Fortinet | Riskware/MyWebSearch, Misc/Mywebsearch |
| McAfee | potentially unwanted program MWS |
| McAfee+Artemis | potentially unwanted program MWS |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.FunWeb.gietz, Riskware.Win32.FunWeb.gietl |
| NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch, Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.K |
| Norman | W32/Suspicious_Gen2.ODHMD, W32/Suspicious_Gen2.DGLWB |
| Prevx | Medium Risk Malware |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1557924A!358060618 |
| Sunbelt | MyWebSearch.J (v) |
| VBA32 | Trojan.BHORA.05544, Trojan.BHORA.0900 |
| VIPRE | MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious) |
| ViRobot | Adware.MyWebSearch.70992 |
| a-squared | Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch!A2 |
| eSafe | Win32.MiscMywebsearc |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 272 scan reports for the Fun Web Products files. 51 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review 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:
- 7469e97907f383e4ff81ae9b045c64aa
- 1f5e8aa6d425a4079de388b7ef6d6904