ShopAtHome.com - 7% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by ShopAtHome.com? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Signed-Adware.Sahat and SAHAgent. The detection rate for the ShopAtHome.com files collected here is 7%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice ShopAtHome.com when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the ShopAtHome.com digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the ShopAtHome.com file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by ShopAtHome.com:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by ShopAtHome.com 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, etc. You can also see the address for ShopAtHome.com, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the ShopAtHome.com certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
ShopAtHome.com Files
These are the ShopAtHome.com files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 2/47 | ShopAtHomeWatcher.exe |
| 5/47 | ShopAtHomeToolbar.dll |
| 7/46 | SelectRebates.exe |
| 1/46 | tbcore3U.dll |
| 4/48 | ShopAtHomeToolbar.dll |
| 2/42 | ShopAtHomeToolbar.dll |
| 1/45 | tbcore3U.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the ShopAtHome.com files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AntiVir | Adware/ShopAtHome.D.1 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Softomate.469, Adware.Softomate.333, Adware.Softomate.271 |
| F-Prot | W32/SahPopup.A2.gen!Eldorado |
| Fortinet | Adware/ShopAtHomeSelect |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( a0aedc4b0 ) |
| Norman | ShopAtHome.A!genr |
| Sophos | SAHAgent |
| TotalDefense | Win32/SillyAd.A |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_SPNR.0CLB13 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_SPNR.0CLB13, TROJ_GEN.R0CBH0AKH13 |
| VBA32 | Signed-Adware.Sahat, Adware.Sahat |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 321 scan results for the ShopAtHome.com files. 22 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 063168411f371b898ee763e4858518c4
- 1a4d3b540302a2ce1a763e9d8769bbf8