TasticSurf - 44% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from TasticSurf? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT and Adware.NetFilter.J. The detection rate for the TasticSurf files collected here is 44%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice TasticSurf 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 additional details from the TasticSurf digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the TasticSurf file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by TasticSurf:
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 TasticSurf and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, etc. You can also see the address for TasticSurf, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the TasticSurf certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
TasticSurf Files
These are the TasticSurf files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the TasticSurf files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.E79 |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Kranet |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-BYZ [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7, Adware/BrowseFox.A.15 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bV, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.BCG |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Bkav | W32.BrowseFoxJ.Adware |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Agent-22685, Win.Adware.Netfilter-130, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497, Win.Adware.Netfilter-134 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.281, Trojan.BPlug.123, Tool.NetFilter.313 |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/BrowseFox.V, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CG |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 (B), Adware.NetFilter.J (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/A-9312a25d!Eldorado, W32/A-dd00b781!Eldorado, W32/A-b3b70cb0!Eldorado, W32/A-76f53fd6!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Fortinet | Adware/Yotoon, Adware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Ikarus | PUA.RiskWare.NetFilter |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 0040f9821 ), Trojan ( 004b03581 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9821 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 004af26b1 ), Trojan ( 0040f9821 ), Trojan ( 004b03581 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9821 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Yotoon.bfm |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| McAfee | Artemis!89B7B9B4FBCD, Artemis!DCABF9A3D6EA, Artemis!FD812F576610, Artemis!CC6137ED13FF, Artemis!C11DFCEF0264, Artemis!06316410EED3 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.ch, BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.qh, BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dgiwfc, Riskware.Win32.NetFilter.dgqvkd, Riskware.Win64.NetFilter.dichrk |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.708, Win32/Virus.Adware.eb6 |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.179C29F7!396110327 |
| Sophos | Generic PUA DA |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Yotoon.Eded |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Kranet, AdWare.Yotoon |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Kranet.Win32.476, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.10, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14 |
| nProtect | Adware.NetFilter.J, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 601 scan reports for the TasticSurf files. 263 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 7a9a017a31db5e88b561fedaf60e6163