Magical Find - 36% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Magical Find? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.MagicalFind and Trj/Genetic.gen. The detection rate for the Magical Find files collected here is 36%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably notice Magical Find when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Magical Find digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Magical Find file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screengrab of a file that has been signed by Magical Find:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Magical Find and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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 Magical Find, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Magical Find certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
Magical Find Files
These are the Magical Find files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 16/57 | PluginContainer.exe |
| 6/57 | setup.exe |
| 27/57 | 7725817f-ce31-45f6-9866-c553935641ab.dll |
| 13/57 | Updater.exe |
| 11/57 | Plugin.exe |
| 12/57 | Plugin.exe |
| 32/57 | 7725817f-ce31-45f6-9866-c553935641ab.dll |
| 24/57 | {86D22987-CDDA-4EE8-A899-CCE9736E1CDC}.dll |
| 44/54 | 7725817f-ce31-45f6-9866-c553935641ab.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Magical Find files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.Agent.UsPR, Adware.BrowseFox.EP |
| AVG | Generic.9DC, AdPlugin.EEJ |
| AVware | Adware.BrowseFox |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.BrowseFox.EP |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit | PUP.Adware.BrowseFox.ecg, PUP.Adware.BrowseFox.ech, PUP.Adware.BrowseFox |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-KU [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7, PUA/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AU, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BA, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AM |
| BitDefender | Adware.BrowseFox.EP |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.2320 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Magicalfin.Gen |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Browsefox-725, Heuristics.Trojan.Swizzor.Gen, Win.Adware.Browsefox-7817 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.ABS, UnclassifiedMalware |
| Cyren | W32/S-93f198e4!Eldorado, W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado, W32/S-b6f202ca!Eldorado, W32/S-23d21fd2!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.2465 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted, Win32/BrowseFox.CC potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BA potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AM potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BZ potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.CE potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Adware.BrowseFox.EP (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-93f198e4!Eldorado, W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado, W32/S-b6f202ca!Eldorado, W32/S-23d21fd2!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.BrowseFox.EP |
| Fortinet | Adware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.Y@gen, Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.X@gen, Win32.Application.BrowseFox.T, Adware.BrowseFox.EP |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/BrowseFox.dc, AdWare/Yotoon.axq, AdWare/BrowseFox.zu, AdWare/BrowseFox.cx |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Adware ( 004c328d1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Adware ( 004c328d1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.e |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.MagicalFind |
| McAfee | BrowseFox-FRR |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox-FRR, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.ch |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.BrowseFox.EP |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dsklva, Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dwpyjy |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.708, HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.RDM.23!5.1D[F1], PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA FD (PUA), Browse Fox (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2, PUA.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Wpjk, Win32.Risk.Adware.Lmai, Win32.Risk.Adware.Sune, Win32.Risk.Adware.Anpp |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R047C0OHP15, TROJ_GEN.R00XC0PIO15 |
| VBA32 | suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h, AdWare.BrowseFox |
| VIPRE | Adware.BrowseFox, Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.BHO.146160[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.230 |
| nProtect | Adware.BrowseFox.EP |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 510 scan reports for the Magical Find files. 185 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:
- 66184c2a9ac2c77119c7e41ad600b84c