SurfEnhance - 41% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by SurfEnhance? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Generic.F5A and Adware.NetFilter.J. The detection rate for the SurfEnhance files collected here is 41%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see SurfEnhance when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for SurfEnhance with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the SurfEnhance file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by SurfEnhance:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by SurfEnhance 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, and so on. You can also view the address for SurfEnhance, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the SurfEnhance certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
SurfEnhance Files
These are the SurfEnhance files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the SurfEnhance files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| AVG | Generic.F5A |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.LinkSwift |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-FG [PUP], Win32:BrowseFox-CM [PUP] |
| Avira | Adware/BrowseFox.A.15, ADWARE/Adware.Gen7, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.ASUT, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.aRL, Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.BH, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.bCG, Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.bH |
| BitDefender | Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Bkav | W32.BrowseFoxJ.Adware |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Netfilter-130, Win.Adware.Mplug-7, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.296, Trojan.BPlug.123, Tool.NetFilter.313 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CG |
| Emsisoft | Adware.NetFilter.J (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/A-b3b70cb0!Eldorado, W32/A-30cb0858!Eldorado, W32/S-19ec2bde!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Fortinet | Adware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Ikarus | PUA.RiskWare.NetFilter |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/LinkSwift.f |
| K7AntiVirus | Riskware ( 0049c6851 ), Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| K7GW | Riskware ( 0049c6851 ), Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Yotoon.kqb, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Kranet.c, not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.bdg |
| McAfee | BrowseFox.f, Artemis!47E1A55DD34F, Artemis!F1BE5F936103, Artemis!07F44C9138B6 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox.f, Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dczgjq, Riskware.Win32.NetFilter.dgqvkd |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.eb6, Win32/Virus.Adware.708, HEUR/QVM00.1.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos | Browse Fox |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Pcsy, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Pfth, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Edpz, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Luid, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Egog, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Svgt, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Ajbw |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Yotoon, AdWare.LinkSwift |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.10, Adware.Kranet.Win32.12, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14 |
| nProtect | Adware.NetFilter.J, Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.398112, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CY, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 1010 scan reports for the SurfEnhance files. 419 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. 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:
- 052c87532fbd523c55fb8703a352f6ab