Screen Flip - 49% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Screen Flip? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.BrowseFox.V and Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH. The detection rate for the Screen Flip files collected here is 49%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Screen Flip when 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 Screen Flip with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Screen Flip file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by Screen Flip:
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 Screen Flip and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 examine the address for Screen Flip, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Screen Flip certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
Screen Flip Files
The following are the Screen Flip files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 27/57 | {8b8ff336-6f1d-48e8-bf3a-a8cbaafdd963}gw64.sys |
| 26/57 | {2eeaa151-a538-4be6-9055-1630ed9af90e}gw.sys |
| 26/57 | {6dee50d7-bc65-4812-859a-1a9e58cc6350}gw.sys |
| 27/57 | {2eeaa151-a538-4be6-9055-1630ed9af90e}gw.sys |
| 33/57 | ScreenFlipbho.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Screen Flip files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| AVG | AdPlugin.DAI, AdPlugin.DIY |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent!, PUA.BrowseFox! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon.kam, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.A.1227, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AE |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| Bkav | W32.BrowseFoxAC.Adware |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497, Win.Adware.Netfilter-134 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.AKP |
| Cyren | W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado, W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Tool.NetFilter.313, Trojan.Yontoo.1016 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B), Adware.BrowseFox.V (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 (B) |
| F-Prot | W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado, W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey |
| Fortinet | Riskware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| Ikarus | PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | Adware/Agent.bbro, Adware/Agent.bbrp, AdWare/SwiftBrowse.dxt |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ), Adware ( 004b8df51 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ), Adware ( 004b8df51 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:NetTool.Win64.NetFilter.k |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.ScreenFlip.A |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Yotoon.dsmpht, Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B[F1] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.SwiftBrowse/Variant, Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Ehhz |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R08NC0EHJ15 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Zaitu, AdWare.MSIL.Agent |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14 |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.Yotoon.48784, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 285 scan reports for the Screen Flip files. 139 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 3be328f8f91a766c8a9d4ba13bed8f82