Make The Web Better, LLC - 7% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Make The Web Better, LLC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Make The Web Better and Adware.FTat.A. The detection rate for the Make The Web Better, LLC files collected here is 7%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Make The Web Better, LLC when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Make The Web Better, LLC with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Make The Web Better, LLC file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Make The Web Better, LLC:
As you can see in the screengrab above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Make The Web Better, LLC and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 view the address for Make The Web Better, LLC, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the Make The Web Better, LLC certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Make The Web Better, LLC Files
These are the Make The Web Better, LLC files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 2/48 | ie3sh.exe |
| 4/50 | sgpUpdaters.exe |
| 11/46 | SearchGuardPlus.exe |
| 1/41 | wbsie3sh.exe |
| 4/44 | FastBrowserSearchProtection.exe |
| 1/41 | ie3sh.exe |
| 10/48 | BHO.dll |
| 0/48 | ie3sh.exe |
| 0/43 | FBStoolbar.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Make The Web Better, LLC files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AntiVir | Adware/Search.B, ADSPY/Obxis.A |
| Avast | Win32:Malware-gen |
| BitDefender | Adware.FTat.A |
| Commtouch | W32/MTWB.A.gen!Eldorado |
| Emsisoft | Adware.FTat.A (B), Riskware.Adware.MakeTWBetter!IK |
| F-Prot | W32/MTWB.A.gen!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.FTat.A |
| GData | Adware.FTat.A |
| Ikarus | AdWare.FTat, not-a-virus.Adware.MakeTWBetter, Win32.Malware |
| K7AntiVirus | Riskware ( 0040f0f51 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| K7GW | Riskware ( 0040f0f51 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Fbsearch, Trojan.BHO |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.H |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.FTat.A |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BHO |
| Sophos | Make The Web Better |
| TheHacker | Trojan/CI.gen |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V1025 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.SearchGuardPlus.67456, Adware.SearchGuardPlus.194432 |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.FTat.194432 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 451 scan results for the Make The Web Better, LLC files. 33 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 4f800f353b7b159fc71a6428b9487db8
- 0a8fe9e6eb8521a956758084df59f42f