Pop Bubbles - 43% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Pop Bubbles? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 and PUP.Optional.Yontoo. The detection rate for the Pop Bubbles files collected here is 43%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Pop Bubbles 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 view the digital signature details for Pop Bubbles with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Pop Bubbles file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Pop Bubbles:
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 Pop Bubbles and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, etc. You can also see the address for Pop Bubbles, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Pop Bubbles certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
Pop Bubbles Files
The following are the Pop Bubbles files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 19/55 | {F21DA3D2-458E-4BE0-8C04-529FDFE90A7E}.dll |
| 28/54 | plugincontainer.exe |
| 22/57 | bfa55139-82af-4663-a19b-e135dac8d043.dll |
| 35/56 | bfa55139-82af-4663-a19b-e135dac8d043.dll |
| 26/54 | {9ABCB348-BFE4-4784-ACE9-3AE21BD993CB}.xpi |
| 32/56 | plugincontainer.exe |
| 35/54 | Plugin.exe |
| 3/56 | updater.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Pop Bubbles 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 | BrowseFox.D75, Generic_r.AVS, Generic_r.AVC |
| AVware | Adware.BrowseFox |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| AegisLab | Win.Adware.Browsefox |
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen, PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.BrowseFox.de, GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.BrowseFox.dz, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.BrowseFox, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Arcabit | Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BA |
| BitDefender | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.50ED |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Pua.Agent.021429 |
| ClamAV | Heuristics.Trojan.Swizzor.Gen, Win.Adware.Browsefox-8534, Win.Adware.Browsefox-14002, Win.Adware.Browsefox-14036 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.CBZ, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.BAK, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.FBZ |
| Cyren | W32/S-f1319d77!Eldorado, W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado, W32/S-74733f96!Eldorado, W32/S-da9f98f7!Eldorado, W32/S-72f19149!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.2851 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BA potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.CF potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BZ potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-f1319d77!Eldorado, W32/S-7e37ab37!Eldorado, W32/S-74733f96!Eldorado, W32/S-da9f98f7!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Fortinet | Adware/BrowseFox, Riskware/BrowserFox |
| GData | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1, Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.X@gen, Win32.Application.BrowseFox.T |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Yotoon, PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/BrowseFox.dc, AdWare.Generic.azzp, AdWare/BrowseFox.azw |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Adware ( 004cae011 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004d3cbc1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004cd5671 ), Adware ( 004cae011 ), Adware ( 004d85891 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.e, not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.gen |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Yontoo |
| McAfee | Artemis!E3687C09EAE7 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.hm, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.bh, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.ch, BehavesLike.Win32.Multiplugdll.qh, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.hh |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dyvnor, Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dutgay, Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dzqinx |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious, Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.708, QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Adware.BrowseFox!1.A1B7 [F], PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F], PE:Malware.RDM.30!5.24[F1] |
| Sophos | Browse Fox (PUA), Generic PUA OP (PUA) |
| Symantec | PUA.Gen.2, PUA.Yontoo.C!gen4 |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Pgmj, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Airo, Win32.Risk.Adware.Sxee |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R02KC0OK415 |
| VBA32 | Signed-Adware.BrowseFox, AdWare.BrowseFox |
| VIPRE | Adware.BrowseFox, Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.BHO.146160[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.MultiPlug.Win32.499669, Adware.BrowseFoxGen.Win32.10 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 1260 scan reports for the Pop Bubbles files. 539 of these scan reports 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 5f6130f2b7bc9cccaa690ce3a284b359