Maximum Maker - 49% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Maximum Maker? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware ( 004c328d1 ) and W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado. The detection rate for the Maximum Maker files collected here is 49%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Maximum Maker when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Maximum Maker with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Maximum Maker 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 signed by Maximum Maker:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Maximum Maker 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, and so on. You can also see the address for Maximum Maker, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Maximum Maker certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Maximum Maker Files
The following are the Maximum Maker files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 28/57 | d2ddfef1-0638-480f-a9dd-9f3967e42af6.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Maximum Maker files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.F5F |
| AVware | Adware.BrowseFox |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BA |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.4A9A |
| Cyren | W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.2594 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BA potentially unwanted |
| F-Prot | W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado |
| Fortinet | Adware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.X@gen |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/BrowseFox.dc |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004c328d1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004c328d1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.e |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.MaximumMaker |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dsfwfq |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA HJ (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Lorj |
| VBA32 | AdWare.BrowseFox |
| VIPRE | Adware.BrowseFox |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.BHO.146160[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.29363 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 57 scan reports for the Maximum Maker files. 28 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 651671f09cb06782b6c1fb2e014bbb5e