Sharp Angle - 38% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Sharp Angle? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Yontoo.1808 and Adware.BrowseFox.V. The detection rate for the Sharp Angle files collected here is 38%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Sharp Angle when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Sharp Angle certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Sharp Angle file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screencap of a file signed by Sharp Angle:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Sharp Angle and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, etc. You can also view the address for Sharp Angle, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Sharp Angle certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Sharp Angle Files
The following are the Sharp Angle files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 20/56 | SharpAnglebho.dll |
| 13/55 | updateSharpAngle.exe |
| 13/55 | updateSharpAngle.exe |
| 12/57 | updateSharpAngle.exe |
| 12/55 | updateSharpAngle.exe |
| 23/55 | {b9a59028-85f7-4d8e-9c2b-587a5a224c79}gw.sys |
| 5/55 | Au_.exe |
| 23/56 | SharpAnglebho.dll |
| 23/56 | SharpAnglebho.dll |
| 29/57 | SharpAnglebho.dll |
| 27/57 | {1fad1d86-298d-49fe-b066-a03d9fa33aaa}gw.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Sharp Angle 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.Mikey.11547 |
| AVG | BrowseFox.1C6, AdPlugin.DIY |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| Agnitum | PUA.BrowseFox! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox, PUP/Win32.OutBrowse |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon.kam |
| Arcabit | Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7, ADWARE/BrowseFox.A.1227, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen4 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AE, Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.G, Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.A |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Mikey.11547, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| Bkav | W32.BrowseFoxAC.Adware, W32.HfsAdware.1200 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Netfilter-134 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV |
| Cyren | W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado, W32/S-e8c6878a!Eldorado, W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.1808 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted, a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Mikey.11547 (B), Adware.BrowseFox.V (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado, W32/S-e8c6878a!Eldorado, W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Mikey.11547, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| Ikarus | PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/SwiftBrowse.dxt |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004b8df51 ), Adware ( 700000121 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004b8df51 ), Adware ( 700000121 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SharpAngle.A |
| McAfee | BrowseFox-FWI, Artemis!6CD72875FEDC |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox-FWI, Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo, Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri, Trojan.Nsis.BrowseFox.dnxihk, Riskware.Win32.Yotoon.dsmpht |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B |
| Sophos | Generic PUA HC |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Tapd, Win32.Risk.Adware.Pezd, Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18, Win32.Risk.Adware.Hnum, Win32.Risk.Adware.Hssb, Win32.Risk.Adware.Edfa, Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.14, Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.16 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.MSIL.Agent, AdWare.Zaitu |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.29350 |
| nProtect | Adware.BrowseFox.V |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 1062 scan reports for the Sharp Angle files. 403 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 4fb63c66d49cc670d253c301f93c575b