Start Now - 28% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Start Now? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Riskware/OutBrowse and Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.BA. The detection rate for the Start Now files collected here is 28%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Start Now when double-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 digital signature details for Start Now with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Start Now file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Start Now:
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 Start Now 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 Start Now, such as the street name, city and country.
Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2 and Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 has issued the Start Now certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
Start Now Files
The following are the Start Now files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 10/56 | Installation.exe |
| 25/56 | Player.exe |
| 12/55 | setup.exe |
| 16/56 | setup.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Start Now files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Downloader.CHY, Downloader.GAK, Downloader.GDH, Downloader.GDY |
| AVware | Adware.NSIS.Outbrowse.bu (v) |
| Ad-Aware | Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.BA |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.OutBrowse |
| Avast | Win32:OutBrowse-AX [PUP] |
| Avira | PUA/Outbrowse.Gen |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.OutBrowse.bBAa |
| BitDefender | Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.BA |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Adware.NSIS.OutBrowse.A |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.AltBrowse.HY |
| Cyren | W32/Outbrowse.B2.gen!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.OutBrowse.6, Trojan.OutBrowse.413 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.BJ, Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.BY potentially unwanted |
| F-Prot | W32/Outbrowse.B2.gen!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Application.Bundler.Outbrowse |
| Fortinet | Riskware/OutBrowse |
| GData | Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.BA |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004b880a1 ), Adware ( 004bd6a21 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004b174a1 ), Adware ( 004b880a1 ), Adware ( 004bd6a21 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.OutBrowse, PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A |
| McAfee | Adware-OutBrowse.c, Artemis!0EDDB8A05F77 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.hc, BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.hc, BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.jc |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.BA |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dpuzhb, Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dqewmc |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos | Generic PUA EB, Generic PUA JI, Generic PUA CP |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.Outbrowse.Eacy |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspici.FCDBA93D, Suspici.58FD7800, Suspici.B19EDD35 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.NSIS.Outbrowse.bu (v) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 223 scan reports for the Start Now files. 63 of these scan results 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 043dd86b3df8a0
- 00d22a7fbacec36ae8