Shan Feng - 19% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Shan Feng? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1 and Trojan.GenericKD.3472954. The detection rate for the Shan Feng files collected here is 19%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Shan Feng when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Shan Feng certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Shan Feng file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Shan Feng:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Shan Feng 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 Shan Feng, such as the street name, city and country.
thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Shan Feng certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Shan Feng Files
These are the Shan Feng files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/54 | Birdsarah.exe |
| 7/55 | Nobean.exe |
| 5/52 | ToolrainUpdate.exe |
| 3/56 | Birdmay.exe |
| 12/57 | googleupdate.exe |
| 2/52 | Lefttoe.exe |
| 1/57 | protect.exe |
| 34/59 | Guntony_server.exe |
| 3/55 | chrome.exe |
| 1/54 | libexif.dll |
| 1/57 | wow_helper.exe |
| 13/56 | googleupdatesetup.exe |
| 9/57 | goopdateres_gu.dll |
| 9/57 | GoogleUpdateSetup.exe |
| 2/56 | chr.exe |
| 27/56 | Boobseed.exe |
| 9/54 | Yesdear.exe |
| 18/55 | BigjaneUpdate.exe |
| 43/67 | BirdkissUpdate.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Shan Feng files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1, Trojan.GenericKD.3472954, Gen:Variant.Strictor.112324 |
| AVG | Elex.AGH, Generic.C9D, Generic.C7D, Generic.C91, Generic_s.ITX, Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1, Trojan.GenericKD.3472954, Gen:Variant.Strictor.112324 |
| AegisLab | Troj.Crypt.Zpack!c, Gen.Variant.Adware!c, Elex.Agh.Gen!c, Troj.Obfuscate.Efgy!c |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Ghokswa.C1449526, Malware/Win32.Generic.N2070183364, PUP/Win32.Agent.C1560263 |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Elex |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Adware.Ghoskwa.1, Trojan.Generic.D34FE3A, Trojan.Strictor.D1B6C4 |
| Avast | Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp], Win32:Adware-gen [Adw], Win32:Malware-gen |
| Avira | TR/Crypt.ZPACK.qhxa, TR/Crypt.ZPACK.ecxf, ADWARE/ELEX.njvy, TR/Crypt.ZPACK.qsug, ADWARE/Adware.prtu, TR/Obfuscate.efgy, TR/Crypt.ZPACK.ivhg |
| Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9998 |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1, Trojan.GenericKD.3472954, Gen:Variant.Strictor.112324 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Shanfeng.Gen |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Agent.wrzes |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_100% (D) |
| Cybereason | malicious.1b8fb7 |
| Cyren | W32/Trojan.TICM-2344, W32/Trojan.OPDJ-0293 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Mutabaha.1406, Adware.Mutabaha.1111, Adware.Mutabaha.1291, Adware.Mutabaha.1431, Adware.Mutabaha.1625, Adware.Mutabaha.3412 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NHQ, a variant of Win32/ELEX.IX potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NHA |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1 (B), Trojan.GenericKD.3472954 (B), Gen:Variant.Strictor.112324 (B) |
| Endgame | malicious (moderate confidence), malicious (high confidence) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa, Trojan.GenericKD.3472954, Gen:Variant.Strictor.112324 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Elex, PossibleThreat |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1, Trojan.GenericKD.3472954, Win32.Trojan.Agent.RC8AIO, Gen:Variant.Strictor.112324 |
| Ikarus | Trojan.Crypt, PUA.Elex, Trojan.Win32.Obfuscated, PUA.Monetizer |
| Invincea | virus.win32.chir.b@mm, heuristic |
| Jiangmin | AdWare.ELEX.qv, AdWare.ELEX.asq |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004f69cb1 ), Trojan ( 004f489f1 ), Adware ( 004f1e241 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004f69cb1 ), Trojan ( 004f489f1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Elex.gen |
| MAX | malware (ai score=100) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Ghokswa, Adware.Ghoskwa |
| McAfee | RDN/Generic.tfr, Artemis!B7A9EE13ED2E, RDN/Generic.grp, Artemis!207EC3B1B8CB |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | RDN/Generic.tfr, Artemis, RDN/Generic.grp, Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1, Trojan.GenericKD.3472954, Gen:Variant.Strictor.112324 |
| Microsoft | Trojan:Win32/Ghokswa |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Mutabaha.edufyi, Riskware.Win32.Mutabaha.eektjl, Riskware.Win32.Mutabaha.egvhnw |
| Panda | PUP/BrowseFox, Generic Malware, PUP/Winzipper |
| Qihoo-360 | QVM19.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM19.1.0000.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM19.1.2011.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM10.1.0000.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM19.1.25D1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM19.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F], PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F], Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.ELEX/Variant |
| SentinelOne | static engine - malicious |
| Sophos | Generic PUA AA (PUA), Mal/Generic-S, Generic PUA CO (PUA), Generic PUA AM (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2, Trojan.Gen |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Malware.Llum, Win32.Adware.Malware.Rmka, Win32.Adware.Elex.Hoos |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R002C0CHU16, TROJ_GEN.R047C0OHA16, TROJ_GEN.R00JC0PGV16 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R002C0CHU16, TROJ_GEN.R047C0OHA16, TROJ_GEN.R00JC0PGV16 |
| VBA32 | Signed-Adware.Mutabaha, suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Mutabaha.473472[h] |
| Webroot | Malicious, W32.Adware.Gen |
| Yandex | Riskware.Agent!, Trojan.Obfuscated!uGZRXyOUYt8 |
| Zillya | Adware.MutabahaCRTD.Win32.5114, Trojan.ObfuscatedCRTD.Win32.9451 |
| ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Elex.gen |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 1066 scan reports for the Shan Feng files. 202 of these scan results 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:
- 263c775f3adf1668fae5b120b3a5454e
- 425823407a263e8cb82212a585ab4c46
- 0661c834c4b97bf52275a038f3ca8e82
- 5c8cbd1a6ce9f6316d9ea81e66ab2dd9
- 35000007a9c98043ca459bac1da3b29c
- 44c18155b4f72ad023d2de7c04af073f
- 5468de414178163609f5122d532eb4f4
- 5bf17fb97476f1da0d6f0ce492b01cd5
- 1094272bdfaa81ca5d70c7f545fe29cf
- 33e47cc8a6741eb54ab1169944c974f1
- 79013ac1b11eb08bea57079cd608f34d
- 1be68a2f1793c12be67fde60c6531903