SaltarSmart - 13% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by SaltarSmart? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.SaltarSmart.A and not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Zaitu.d. The detection rate for the SaltarSmart files collected here is 13%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice SaltarSmart when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the SaltarSmart certificate with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the SaltarSmart file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by SaltarSmart:
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 SaltarSmart 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, and so on. You can also see the address for SaltarSmart, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the SaltarSmart certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
SaltarSmart Files
These are the SaltarSmart files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 5/48 | SaltarSmartbho.dll |
| 3/45 | SaltarSmartbho.dll |
| 36/67 | {f5547162-5df2-4216-9d7d-87cc3068bb50}t.sys |
| 2/51 | updateSaltarSmart.exe |
| 3/50 | updateSaltarSmart.exe |
| 3/50 | updateSaltarSmart.exe |
| 1/51 | SaltarSmartBrowserFilter.exe |
| 4/51 | updateSaltarSmart.exe |
| 14/56 | tstlib.sys |
| 0/47 | updateSaltarSmart.exe |
| 0/50 | SaltarSmartBrowserFilter.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the SaltarSmart files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | MSIL:BrowseFox-AR [PUP] |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen |
| Avast | MSIL:BrowseFox-AR [PUP] |
| Baidu | Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.d |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.H, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH |
| Bkav | HW32.Laneul.vcqy, W32.BrowseFoxM.Adware |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Saltarsmar.Gen |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Agent-1277589 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_90% (D) |
| Cyren | W32/A-dd00b781!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.Plugin.100, Trojan.Yontoo.1734, Trojan.BPlug.35, Trojan.BPlug.117 |
| ESET-NOD32 | probably a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.A, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CA potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.G, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H, a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.B, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CA |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| F-Prot | W32/A-dd00b781!Eldorado |
| GData | Win32.Riskware.Netfilter.A |
| Ikarus | AdWare.SwiftBrowse |
| Invincea | heuristic |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004c2f7b1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004c2f7b1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Zaitu.d |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SaltarSmart.A, PUP.Optional.BrowseFox |
| McAfee | Artemis!B7058D60B809 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!PUP |
| Microsoft | BrowserModifier:Win32/Foxiebro |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.BPlug.dwteah, Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dcxxfx |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.SwiftBrowse/Variant |
| SentinelOne | static engine - malicious |
| Sophos | SaltarSmart, Browse Fox (PUA), Browse Fox |
| Symantec | PUA.Yontoo.C, Yontoo.C |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Bp-sys.Qkql |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0910, TROJ_GEN.F47V0226 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Yotoon |
| VIPRE | Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Webroot | Pua.Superweb |
| Zillya | Adware.AdLoadCRT.Win32.929, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.2 |
| ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Zaitu.d |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 566 scan reports for the SaltarSmart files. 71 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view 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:
- 75908b9bafc78aeac30578d5193f6dc8