Ski Search - 51% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Ski Search? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.BrowseFox.V and Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH. The detection rate for the Ski Search files collected here is 51%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably notice Ski Search when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view additional details from the Ski Search certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Ski Search file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screengrab of a file signed by Ski Search:
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 Ski Search and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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 examine the address for Ski Search, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Ski Search certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Ski Search Files
These are the Ski Search files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Ski Search files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| AVG | AdPlugin.DAI, BrowseFox.909 |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent!, PUA.BrowseFox! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen, Adware/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon.kam, RiskWare[RiskTool]/Win32.NetFilter.q |
| Arcabit | PUP.Adware.SkiSearch.eft, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-LK [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.A.1227, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2, ADWARE/BrowseFox.A.28 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AE, Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.A |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| Bkav | W64.HfsAdware.6D18, W32.HfsAdware.6D18, W32.BrowseFoxAC.Adware |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.BrowseFox.OL8 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497, Win.Adware.Netfilter-134, Win.Adware.Browsefox-5904, Win.Adware.Netfilter-130 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.AKP |
| Cyren | W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado, W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado, W32/A-b3b70cb0!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.1808 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted, Win32/BrowseFox.AV potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B), Adware.BrowseFox.V (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 (B) |
| F-Prot | W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado, W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado, W32/A-b3b70cb0!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey |
| Fortinet | Adware/NetFilter, Riskware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| Ikarus | PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/SwiftBrowse.dxt |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ), Adware ( 004b929e1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ), Adware ( 004b929e1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004c19911 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:NetTool.Win64.NetFilter.k, not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.NetFilter.q |
| Kingsoft | Win32.ADWARE.Sourceapp.ac.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SkiSearch.A, PUP.Optional.SkiSearch |
| McAfee | BrowseFox-FAA |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.dh |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Yotoon.dsmpht, Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo, Riskware.Win32.NetFilter.dgqvkd |
| Panda | PUP/SkiSearch |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.NetTool.094, HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.80e |
| Rising | PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B[F1] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.SwiftBrowse/Variant, Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA IM (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Win64.Adware.Bp-sys.Zuxl, Win32.Risk.Adware.Ecjw, Win32.Risk.Adware.Wpth, Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.16, Win32.Risk.Adware.Eej, Win32.Risk.Adware.Amvs |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R00UC0OEI15 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Zaitu, AdWare.MSIL.Agent, AdWare.Yotoon |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.10, Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.29350 |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.Yotoon.48784, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 846 scan results for the Ski Search files. 429 of these scan reports 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 713f78733fa0d620ba8404f1bd989a22