Source App - 37% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Source App? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the Source App files collected here is 37%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Source App when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Source App digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Source App file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by Source App:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Source App and that the file has not been tampered with.
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 see the address for Source App, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Source App certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Source App Files
The following are the Source App files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Source App 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.NetFilter.J, Adware.BrowseFox.BP |
| AVG | Generic.590, BrowseFox.F |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.BrowseFox.BP |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| Avast | Win64:BrowseFox-A [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7, Adware/BrowseFox.A.15, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.BH, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.BCG, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bO, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.bCG |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.BrowseFox.BP |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497, Win.Adware.Netfilter-130, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-749 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM |
| DrWeb | Tool.NetFilter.313, Trojan.BPlug.215, Trojan.BPlug.100 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CG, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B), Adware.NetFilter.J (B), Adware.BrowseFox.BP (B) |
| F-Prot | W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/A-b3b70cb0!Eldorado, W32/S-7bed2e86!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.BrowseFox.BP |
| Fortinet | Adware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.BrowseFox.BP |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Yotoon.n, Adware/Agent.aakf |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9881 ), Trojan ( 0040f9921 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9881 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SourceApp.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!7DB5BDFD99D2, Artemis!AECAF91DA2F8, Artemis!1CB5EF884513, Artemis!90E2754297E5, Artemis!A62842E6C8F5, Artemis!D05704854539 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.BrowseFox.BP |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.NetFilter.dgqvkd, Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dkvuxq, Riskware.Win64.NetFilter.dknyit |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.708, HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.SourceApp/Variant |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Akoz, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Alsv, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lrio, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Ebrh, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Htvm, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lkng, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Pgwy, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Wofn, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Wozh |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V1218, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1213, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1217 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Kranet |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.10, Adware.Agent.Win32.29836 |
| nProtect | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.BrowseFox.BP, Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.353008 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 1898 scan reports for the Source App files. 708 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:
- 5436973d688f7af7e3f875cd8b463edd