SuperInstall - 45% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by SuperInstall? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 and ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7. The detection rate for the SuperInstall files collected here is 45%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see SuperInstall when running 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 SuperInstall with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the SuperInstall file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by SuperInstall:
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 SuperInstall and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, and so on. You can also examine the address for SuperInstall, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the SuperInstall certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
SuperInstall Files
The following are the SuperInstall files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 8/55 | updateappenable.exe |
| 26/55 | maintainer.exe |
| 38/57 | maintainer.exe |
| 34/56 | maintainer.exe |
| 14/56 | AppEnable.BrowserAdapter64.exe |
| 25/56 | maintainer.exe |
| 8/56 | utilAppEnable.exe |
| 28/55 | maintainer.exe |
| 15/55 | {e7ea42ad-4fa4-4fce-a37a-c42931f721e3}Gw64.sys |
| 4/56 | maintainer.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the SuperInstall files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.BrowseFox.AU, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| AVG | Generic.28E, AdPlugin.CWT, Generic6.DAP |
| AVware | Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.AU, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Agnitum | Riskware.NetTool!, Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse, PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon.bfm, GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/MSIL.NetFilter.a, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.SwiftBrowse |
| Arcabit | Adware.BrowseFox.AU |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-BYZ [PUP], Win32:BrowseFox-IT [PUP], Win32:BrowseFox-DQ [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.BH, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BD, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BV, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.BB |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.AU, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Bkav | W32.AppEnable.Maintainer.Adware, W32.HfsAdware.CC96 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | AdWare.Yotoon.A5, PUA.Superinsta.Gen |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Agent-22685, Win.Adware.Agent-41785, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-640, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.B, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.AHJ |
| Cyren | W32/S-11fc74d1!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.281, Trojan.Yontoo.1734, Trojan.BPlug.218, Tool.NetFilter.313 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H, Win32/BrowseFox.V, Win32/BrowseFox.BD potentially unwanted, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.B, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CG |
| Emsisoft | Adware.BrowseFox.AU (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/A-de841313!Eldorado, W32/S-11fc74d1!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.AU, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.AU, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Yotoon, AdWare.SwiftBrowse |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/SwiftBrowse.ssl |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9881 ), Trojan ( 004af26b1 ), Adware ( 004b92811 ), Trojan ( 0040f9831 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9881 ), Trojan ( 004af26b1 ), Adware ( 004b92811 ), Adware ( 0040f9831 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Yotoon.bfm, not-a-virus:NetTool.MSIL.NetFilter.a |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.AppEnable.A, PUP.Optional.BrowseFox, PUP.Optional.SwiftBrowse |
| McAfee | BrowseFox-FXS, BrowseFox-FTR, PUP-FPS |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox-FXS, BrowseFox-FTR, PUP-FPS |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.AU, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dgiwfc, Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dpmcsm |
| Norman | BrowseFox.BE |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| Rising | PE:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.i!1075357760, NORMAL:AdWare.Win32.PodoWeb.a!1614029 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.SwiftBrowse |
| Sophos | Browse Fox (PUA) |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Yotoon.Hxgh |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Yotoon, AdWare.DealKeeper |
| VIPRE | Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Kranet.Win32.476, Adware.Agent.Win32.52012, Adware.SwiftBrowse.Win32.547 |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.Yotoon.123632, Trojan-Clicker/W32.Yotoon.128240.B, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 1004 scan reports for the SuperInstall files. 455 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review 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:
- 1e60e6de6df91b338948250b9a390837