Yes Apps - 36% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Yes Apps? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.AJ and Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9f61 ). The detection rate for the Yes Apps files collected here is 36%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Yes Apps when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can also view the Yes Apps certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Yes Apps file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screencap of a file that has been digitally signed by Yes Apps:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Yes Apps 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 see the address for Yes Apps, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2 has issued the Yes Apps certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
Yes Apps Files
The following are the Yes Apps files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 20/55 | ajr43[1].exe |
| 20/55 | installer_jdownloader_English.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Yes Apps files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.EDF, Downloader.DGR |
| AVware | OutBrowse (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.AJ |
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-PUP/OutBrowse, PUP/Win32.OutBrowse |
| Avast | Win32:OutBrowse-AY [PUP], Win32:Malware-gen |
| Avira | PUA/Outbrowse.Gen, APPL/Downloader.Gen |
| BitDefender | Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.AJ |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.2BD8 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Yesapps.Gen |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Outbrowse-1167 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.OutBrowse.920, Trojan.OutBrowse.59 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.BZ potentially unwanted |
| F-Secure | Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse |
| Fortinet | Riskware/OutBrowse |
| GData | Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.AJ |
| Ikarus | PUA.OutBrowse |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9f61 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9f61 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse.heur |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.OutBrowse |
| McAfee | Adware-OutBrowse.h, Adware-OutBrowse.e |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Adware-OutBrowse.h, Adware-OutBrowse.e |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.AJ |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos | OutBrowse Revenyou (PUA), Generic PUA CC |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspici.1AC582C8 |
| VIPRE | OutBrowse (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 110 scan reports for the Yes Apps files. 40 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 112142ed1247f6eedcc3b9b4a1c7f026a070