RightSurf - 22% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by RightSurf? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.RightSurf.A and Adware.NetFilter.E. The detection rate for the RightSurf files collected here is 22%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically see RightSurf 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 digital signature details for RightSurf with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the RightSurf file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by RightSurf:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by RightSurf and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 RightSurf, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the RightSurf certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
RightSurf Files
These are the RightSurf files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 4/47 | updateRightSurf.exe |
| 9/48 | RightSurfbho.dll |
| 33/57 | wstlibg64.sys |
| 3/50 | updaterightsurf.exe |
| 6/50 | utilRightSurf.exe |
| 3/48 | updateRightSurf.exe |
| 1/51 | {b9a19c25-a741-47e5-91a2-0b62bef307ff}w64.sys |
| 30/56 | wstlib64.sys |
| 8/51 | {b9a19c25-a741-47e5-91a2-0b62bef307ff}w64.sys |
| 5/48 | updaterightsurf.exe |
| 4/50 | utilRightSurf.exe |
| 20/51 | RightSurfBHO.dll |
| 21/54 | updaterightsurf.exe |
| 20/54 | updateRightSurf.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the RightSurf files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.NetFilter.E |
| AVG | Generic.5CD |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Yontoo (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.NetFilter.E, Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
| Agnitum | Trojan.BPlug!, PUA.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Trojan/Win64.SwiftBrowse, PUP/Win32.Downloader |
| Antiy-AVL | AdWare/Win32.Agent, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-Z [PUP], Win32:Adware-BTU [PUP] |
| Avira | Adware/BrowseFox.apk, Adware/SwiftBrowse.AP, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.I, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bH |
| BitDefender | Adware.NetFilter.E, Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-75 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK, UnclassifiedMalware, ApplicUnwnt |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.9, Trojan.BPlug.123, Trojan.BPlug.17 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.G, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F, a variant of Win64/Riskware.NetFilter.F, Win64/Riskware.NetFilter.A, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H |
| Emsisoft | Adware.NetFilter.E (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.V (B) |
| F-Prot | W64/A-e967bae2!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.NetFilter.E, Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
| Fortinet | Riskware/BrowseFox, Riskware/PUP_z, Adware/Agent |
| GData | Adware.NetFilter.E, Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
| Ikarus | AdWare.SpadeCast, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Yotoon.m |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 004a9f671 ), Trojan ( 004ae4641 ), Trojan ( 00490ed91 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 004a9f671 ), Trojan ( 004ae4641 ), Trojan ( 00490ed91 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx, not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.RightSurf.A |
| McAfee | RDN/Generic PUP.z!ef, Artemis!B005AFF3A7E4, Artemis!19F3AA4AB1FC, Artemis!FB234DBD7753, Artemis!F168864B2489, Artemis!76C1CBC47873, Artemis!E5AEBEB69BD7 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | RDN/Generic PUP.z!ef, Artemis!B005AFF3A7E4, BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.qm, Artemis!FB234DBD7753, Artemis!F168864B2489, Artemis!76C1CBC47873, Artemis!E5AEBEB69BD7, BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.fh |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.NetFilter.E, Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek, Trojan.Win64.BPlug.dilahv |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.abf, Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA PP, BrowseSmart, Generic PUA KD, Generic PUA FN, RightSurf |
| Symantec | Yontoo.C |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_SPNV.03IP14 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0123, TROJ_SPNV.03IP14, TROJ_GEN.F47V0213, TROJ_GEN.F47V0210, TROJ_GEN.F47V0225, TROJ_GEN.F47V0603, TROJ_GEN.F47V0129, TROJ_GEN.F47V0221, TROJ_GEN.F47V0301 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Agent |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Yontoo (fs) |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.3 |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.SwiftBrowse.61112, Adware.NetFilter.E, Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 764 scan results for the RightSurf files. 167 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review 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:
- 1e2da13430e7e93cef3759b2e4f7a34b