Shell Resolution - 52% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Shell Resolution? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10 and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the Shell Resolution files collected here is 52%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Shell Resolution when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Shell Resolution with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Shell Resolution file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Shell Resolution:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Shell Resolution 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 view the address for Shell Resolution, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Shell Resolution certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
Shell Resolution Files
These are the Shell Resolution files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 35/57 | SpecialBox.BrowserAdapter.exe |
| 24/57 | SpecialBox.BrowserAdapter64.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Shell Resolution files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | AdPlugin.ERI, Generic_r.AVD |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10 |
| AegisLab | AdWare.Win64.Kranet |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox, PUP/Win64.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Adware.BrowseFox.10 |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu | Win32.Virus.Lamer.g, Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.k |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Browsefox-4283, Win.Adware.Browsefox-4408 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.AKO |
| Cyren | W32/S-05a6687a!Eldorado, W64/S-db5a7dce!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.1735 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AX potentially unwanted, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CP potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-05a6687a!Eldorado, W64/S-db5a7dce!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox |
| Fortinet | Riskware/MSIL_OCNA |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10, Win64.Adware.BrowseFox.AD |
| Ikarus | PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/MSIL.ffc, AdWare/DealKeeper.tc |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004c54e41 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004c54e41 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.BrowseFox |
| McAfee | BrowseFox-FVR, BrowseFox-FUU |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox-FVR, BrowseFox-FUU |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.DealKeeper.ealzdl |
| Qihoo-360 | QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.SwiftRecord/Variant |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Hpl, Win32.Risk.Adware.Wsap |
| VBA32 | AdWare.MSIL.Agent |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.AD-Agent.108272[h] |
| Yandex | Riskware.Agent! |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.323470, Adware.BrowseFox.Win64.133 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 114 scan reports for the Shell Resolution files. 59 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review 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:
- 2636591cf5b01d6bd4093d7668afaed0