Moss Net - 27% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Moss Net? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Generic.94D. The detection rate for the Moss Net files collected here is 27%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Moss Net 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 additional details from the Moss Net digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Moss Net file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screengrab of a file that has been signed by Moss Net:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Moss Net and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, etc. You can also view the address for Moss Net, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Moss Net certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Moss Net Files
The following are the Moss Net files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Moss Net files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| AVG | AdPlugin.DAI, Generic.94D |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.SwiftBrowse, Yontoo (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent!, Trojan.BPlug!, PUA.Yotoon! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen, PUP/Win32.BrowseFox, Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse, Trojan/Win64.SwiftBrowse |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Kranet |
| Arcabit | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Avast | MSIL:BrowseFox-AG [PUP], Win32:Adware-BYZ [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.Bspt, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BV |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 |
| Bkav | W64.HfsAdware.C54F |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497, Win.Adware.Agent-22685 |
| Cyren | W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.1734, Trojan.BPlug.123, Trojan.BPlug.281, Tool.NetFilter.313 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, Win32/BrowseFox.V, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CG, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.G |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 (B) |
| F-Prot | W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 |
| Ikarus | AdWare.SpadeCast, AdWare.SwiftBrowse |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Yotoon.apw, AdWare/Yotoon.m, AdWare/Yotoon.l |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Yotoon.bfm |
| McAfee | Artemis!2C87CCE0C3BE, Artemis!175C1C66525A, Artemis!5A73F026D389, Artemis!B63F8AEFC49F, Artemis!29A1AD75DD6E |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph, Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dgiwfc, Riskware.Win32.Yotoon.ddghtt |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.173030A4!389034148 |
| Sophos | Browse Fox |
| Symantec | Yontoo.C |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Yotoon.Dxng |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0815, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0818 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Kranet |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.SwiftBrowse, Yontoo (fs) |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.3, Adware.Kranet.Win32.476 |
| nProtect | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 439 scan reports for the Moss Net files. 120 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 4f4d5062f39f6e78b3090df5b1ad5a37
- 4879c8045f587b91fc188d2bc822c526