Scape Nano - 45% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Scape Nano? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 and Trj/Genetic.gen. The detection rate for the Scape Nano files collected here is 45%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Scape Nano when double-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 Scape Nano with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Scape Nano file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screencap of a file that has been digitally signed by Scape Nano:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Scape Nano and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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 Scape Nano, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Scape Nano certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Scape Nano Files
The following are the Scape Nano files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 29/56 | plugincontainer.exe |
| 16/56 | da8dfa05-93a3-4617-8c86-bbfc625f8fa7.dll |
| 35/57 | updater.exe |
| 33/57 | 45.0.1.dll |
| 16/56 | da8dfa05-93a3-4617-8c86-bbfc625f8fa7.dll |
| 17/57 | da8dfa05-93a3-4617-8c86-bbfc625f8fa7.dll |
| 34/57 | plugincontainer.exe |
| 20/57 | da8dfa05-93a3-4617-8c86-bbfc625f8fa7.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Scape Nano 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.B8D, AdPlugin.ITB |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.BrowseFox |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| AegisLab | Adware.BrowseFox, AdWare.W32.Yotoon, AdWare.W32.Yotoon.mzLP |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.BrowseFox.bz, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Arcabit | Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9950, HEUR.Win32.Virus.Lamer.g |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.CJ |
| BitDefender | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.A93B |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Browsefox-12832, Win.Adware.Browsefox-42699, Win.Adware.Browsefox-35291, Win.Adware.Browsefox-42682 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.CCF |
| Cyren | W32/S-dcc7544f!Eldorado, W32/S-b844dee6!Eldorado, W32/S-ab7bd534!Eldorado, W32/S-4e8d454c!Eldorado, W32/S-6e2e7721!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.4650, Trojan.Yontoo.4000 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.CJ potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.CV potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.CF potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-dcc7544f!Eldorado, W32/S-b844dee6!Eldorado, W32/S-ab7bd534!Eldorado, W32/S-4e8d454c!Eldorado, W32/S-6e2e7721!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| Fortinet | Adware/BrowserFox |
| GData | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1, Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.X@gen |
| Ikarus | PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare.Generic.bnoq, AdWare.BrowseFox.ayiw, AdWare.Amonetize.gqe, KVBASE, Adware.Agent.ijx |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004d94ae1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004ddb021 ), Adware ( 004dd9411 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004c19951 ) |
| K7GW | Hacktool ( 655367771 ), Adware ( 004d94ae1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004ddb021 ), Adware ( 004dd9411 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004c19951 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.jtvg, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.dild, not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.gen |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Yontoo |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Adware.BrowseFox.1 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.eanwyc, Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dzvgxa, Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.eacreo |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.708, HEUR/QVM10.1.0000.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM30.1.0000.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F], PE:Trojan.BrowseFox!1.A470 [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.Yontoo/Variant |
| Sophos | Browse Fox (PUA) |
| Symantec | PUA.Yontoo.C!gen4, PUA.Yontoo.C |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Eibk, Win32.Risk.Adware.Egnz, Win32.Risk.Adware.Ebzu, Win32.Risk.Adware.Ebqt, Win32.Risk.Adware.Ebge |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R00XC0ECM16 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Yandex | PUA.BrowseFox!, Riskware.Agent! |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFoxGen.Win32.22 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 624 scan results for the Scape Nano files. 280 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:
- 7ead865852c29036b527a1106fd60080