Steel Cut - 66% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Steel Cut? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Adware ( 0040f9f21 ). The detection rate for the Steel Cut files collected here is 66%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Steel Cut when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Steel Cut with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Steel Cut file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screencap of a file that has been digitally signed by Steel Cut:
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 Steel Cut and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine 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 examine the address for Steel Cut, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Steel Cut certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Steel Cut Files
These are the Steel Cut files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 37/57 | {307aabaa-c150-4ecb-b5b2-e760b435b74c}gw64.sys |
| 36/53 | {76cebad5-b4bc-4844-9e3e-db9224dc12ca}gw64.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Steel Cut files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| AVG | AdPlugin.DAI |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| AegisLab | AdWare.Win64.Yotoon.mf8s |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a |
| Arcabit | PUP.Adware.SteelCut |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-LJ [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.drc |
| Baidu | Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.e |
| Baidu-International | Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A, Hacktool.Win32.Agent.absp |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Bkav | W64.HfsAdware.8F77 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Steelcut.Gen |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-513, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497 |
| Cyren | W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B) |
| F-Prot | W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Agent |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Ikarus | PUA.BrowseFox |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Agent.absp |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.BrowseFox |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.429 |
| Rising | Adware.BrowserFox!1.A127, PE:Adware.BrowserFox!1.A127 [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.SwiftBrowse/Variant |
| Sophos | Browse Fox (PUA) |
| TrendMicro | PUA_BROWSEFOX |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | PUA_BROWSEFOX |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Yandex | Riskware.Agent! |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14 |
| nProtect | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 110 scan reports for the Steel Cut files. 73 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:
- 0abb826deffe019b3b61d91322de992a