Zebar - 28% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Zebar? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.NetFilter.E and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the Zebar files collected here is 28%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Zebar when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Zebar certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Zebar file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screencap of a file that has been signed by Zebar:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Zebar 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 Zebar, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Zebar certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Zebar Files
The following are the Zebar files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Zebar files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.NetFilter.E |
| AVG | Zebrar, AdPlugin.SJF |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.NetFilter.E |
| Agnitum | PUA.Yotoon!, Trojan.BPlug! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Trojan/Win64.SwiftBrowse, Trojan/Win64.SwiftBrowse.R117090 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit | Adware.NetFilter.E |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-HM [PUP] |
| Baidu | Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.e |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BD |
| BitDefender | Adware.NetFilter.E |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Zebar.Gen |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-84 |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_69% (D) |
| Cyren | W64/A-e967bae2!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.123, Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.BW potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Adware.NetFilter.E (B) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| F-Prot | W64/A-e967bae2!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.NetFilter.E |
| GData | Adware.NetFilter.E |
| Ikarus | AdWare.SpadeCast |
| Invincea | generic.a |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Yotoon.l, AdWare/Yotoon.m, AdWare/Yotoon.e |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:NetTool.Win64.NetFilter.is |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.BrowseFox |
| McAfee | Artemis!36C1F95C642B, Artemis!4FC51267C52B, Artemis!FEF2DCD1BF15, BrowseFox-FBB |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!36C1F95C642B, Artemis!4FC51267C52B, Artemis!FEF2DCD1BF15, BrowseFox-FBB |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.NetFilter.E |
| Microsoft | BrowserModifier:Win32/Foxiebro |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win64.BPlug.dvtorh |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Rising | Malware.Generic.5!tfe (thunder:5:Bz1qO0xEUxT) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.NetFilter/Variant |
| SentinelOne | static engine - malicious |
| Sophos | BrowseSmart, BrowseSmart (PUA) |
| Symantec | Yontoo.C, PUA.Yontoo.C |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Browsefox.Mwqs |
| TrendMicro | PUA_BROWSEFOX |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0704, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0718, PUA_BROWSEFOX |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Win64.Yotoon |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Webroot | Pua.Superweb |
| Yandex | Trojan.BPlug! |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.3 |
| ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:NetTool.Win64.NetFilter.is |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.SwiftBrowse.61112 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 328 scan results for the Zebar files. 91 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 443a7e0e2025885a74f146162c4bee38