Pass to Post - 47% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Pass to Post? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 and PUP.Optional.Yontoo. The detection rate for the Pass to Post files collected here is 47%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Pass to Post when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Pass to Post certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Pass to Post file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Pass to Post:
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 Pass to Post 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, etc. You can also see the address for Pass to Post, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Pass to Post certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Pass to Post Files
The following are the Pass to Post files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 30/55 | plugincontainer.exe |
| 14/57 | {B6EBDBBD-2962-40C2-BE84-971CBC54F571}.dll |
| 30/56 | plugi%USERNAME%.exe |
| 28/56 | plugi%USERNAME%.exe |
| 28/54 | Updater.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Pass to Post files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| AVG | Generic.044, Generic_r.AVC, Generic_r.AVB |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.BrowseFox.dz |
| Arcabit | Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.533728.79 |
| BitDefender | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.6A0C |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Pua.Agent.021429 |
| ClamAV | Heuristics.Trojan.Swizzor.Gen, Win.Adware.Browsefox-14036, Win.Adware.Browsefox-14054 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.CBZ, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.FBZ, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.ANT |
| Cyren | W32/S-f1319d77!Eldorado, W32/S-9f1b3ba4!Eldorado, W32/S-da9f98f7!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.2775 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.CE potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BZ potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-f1319d77!Eldorado, W32/S-9f1b3ba4!Eldorado, W32/S-da9f98f7!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| GData | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Yotoon, PUA.BrowseFox, AdWare.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare.BrowseFox.arui, Adware/Agent.bere, AdWare/BrowseFox.azw, AdWare.BrowseFox.asvo |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cfb061 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cfb061 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.btzx, not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Yontoo |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.bh, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.hh, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.vh, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.jh |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dyvnoz |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen, Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F] |
| Sophos | Browse Fox (PUA) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 278 scan results for the Pass to Post files. 130 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:
- 5e9dd7a7bd1b434a642ce685ea71aa64