Search Snacks, LLC - 21% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Search Snacks, LLC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as InfoAtoms (fs) and Adware.Vitruvian.B (B). The detection rate for the Search Snacks, LLC files collected here is 21%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see Search Snacks, LLC when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Search Snacks, LLC appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Search Snacks, LLC certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Search Snacks, LLC file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by Search Snacks, LLC:

Screenshot of the Search Snacks, LLC certificate

As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Search Snacks, LLC and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 Search Snacks, LLC, such as the street name, city and country.

GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the Search Snacks, LLC certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Search Snacks, LLC Files

These are the Search Snacks, LLC files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
11/55sssvc.exe
15/55SearchSnacksClientIE.dll
11/54sssvc.exe
8/55SearchSnacksClientIE.dll
9/55ssnfd.sys
11/54SearchSnacksClientIE.dll
10/520plf5bst.sch.exe
3/54SearchSnacksClientIE.dll
2/54SearchSnacksClientIE.dll
10/53SearchSnacksClientIE.dll
14/54ssnfd_1_10_0_1.sys
21/55sssvc.exe
21/57SearchSnacksAutoUpdateClient.exe
25/57ssnfd.sys

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Search Snacks, LLC files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacAdware.Vitruvian.B
AVGSnacks.2E8
AVwareInfoAtoms (fs)
Ad-AwareAdware.Vitruvian.B
AgnitumRiskware.NetFilter!, PUA.Popad!, PUA.Vitruvian!
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.SGeneric
AvastWin64:Adware-gen [Adw], Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AviraAdware/Vitruvian.56928
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.Vitruvian.bD, Adware.Win64.Vitruvian.bB, Adware.Win64.SearchSnacks.81, Adware.Win64.Vitruvian.BB, Trojan.Win32.Vitruvian.BD, Adware.Win32.SearchSnacks.77, Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.f, PUA.Win32.NetFilter.H
BitDefenderAdware.Vitruvian.B
BkavW32.HfsAdware.81F2
ComodoApplicUnwnt, UnclassifiedMalware
CyrenW32/Adware.RFUH-9230
DrWebAdware.Plugin.274, Adware.Popad.10
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/AdWare.Vitruvian.D, a variant of Win64/Adware.Vitruvian.B, a variant of Win64/Riskware.NetFilter.E, Win32/AdWare.Vitruvian.D, a variant of Win32/AdWare.Vitruvian.C, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe
EmsisoftAdware.Vitruvian.B (B)
F-SecureAdware.Vitruvian.B
GDataAdware.Vitruvian.B
IkarusAdWare.Vitruvian
JiangminAdWare/Vitruvian.c
K7AntiVirusRiskware ( 004b11d61 )
K7GWRiskware ( 004b11d61 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.f
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.SearchSnacks.A
McAfeeArtemis!4F7C603DED53, Artemis!8985C6CC76B5, Artemis!90C6169A28F4, Artemis!A9438BD45841, Artemis!0F99B4BD2AF6
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis, BehavesLike.Win64.BadFile.qh, BehavesLike.Win32.PUP.dh
MicroWorld-eScanAdware.Vitruvian.B
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Vitruvian.dnpzum
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
SophosGeneric PUA NO, Generic PUA BD, Generic PUA AN, Generic PUA FO, Generic PUA PB
SymantecAdware.Gen, Adware.BL, WS.Reputation.1, Trojan.Gen.2
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OAS15
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V0824, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0826, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0729, TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OAS15
VIPREInfoAtoms (fs)
ZillyaBackdoor.PePatch.Win32.46756, Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.30054
nProtectAdware.Vitruvian.B

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 817 scan results for the Search Snacks, LLC files. 171 of these scan results 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 done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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