TotalReboot - 38% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by TotalReboot? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as BrowseFox-FUU and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the TotalReboot files collected here is 38%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see TotalReboot when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where TotalReboot appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the TotalReboot certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the TotalReboot file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by TotalReboot:

Screenshot of the TotalReboot certificate

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 TotalReboot and that the file has not been tampered with.

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 view the address for TotalReboot, such as the street name, city and country.

Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the TotalReboot certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

TotalReboot Files

These are the TotalReboot files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
21/56DealKeeper.BrowserAdapter64.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the TotalReboot files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric_r.AVD
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
AgnitumRiskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win64.BrowseFox
Antiy-AVLRiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
AviraADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win64.BrowseFox.CP
ClamAVWin.Adware.Browsefox-3725
CyrenW64/S-db5a7dce!Eldorado
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CP potentially unwanted
F-ProtW64/S-db5a7dce!Eldorado
GDataWin64.Adware.BrowseFox.AD
IkarusPUA.BrowseFox
JiangminAdWare/DealKeeper.to
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.BrowseFox
McAfeeBrowseFox-FUU
McAfee-GW-EditionBrowseFox-FUU
SUPERAntiSpywarePUP.SwiftRecord/Variant
TencentWin32.Risk.Adware.Lmuc
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ZillyaAdware.BrowseFox.Win64.133

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 56 scan reports for the TotalReboot files. 21 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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