allgenius - 36% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from allgenius? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.BrowseFox.V and Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH. The detection rate for the allgenius files collected here is 36%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice allgenius when 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 also view the allgenius certificate with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the allgenius file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by allgenius:
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 allgenius and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view 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 examine the address for allgenius, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the allgenius certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
allgenius Files
The following are the allgenius files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 6/55 | utilallgenius.exe |
| 26/55 | allgeniusbho.dll |
| 12/55 | allgenius.PurBrowse64.exe |
| 6/54 | updateallgenius.exe |
| 16/56 | {2e099d13-43b4-4786-97b8-180d8e368316}gw64.sys |
| 23/56 | allgeniusbho.dll |
| 34/56 | maintainer.exe |
| 30/56 | {089a2337-f92c-4fd6-89c4-9869b0ab6644}gw.sys |
| 34/56 | {20028c4e-ef35-4336-a227-afedf096d2a7}gw.sys |
| 13/56 | {2d11e69f-33c6-44c6-ac04-bb1b36bd5d05}gw.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the allgenius files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| AVG | Generic.078, BrowseFox.F, Generic6.DAP |
| AVware | Yontoo (fs), Adware.BrowseFox, Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent!, PUA.BrowseFox! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox, Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen, Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse |
| AntiVir | APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Kranet, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon.bfm |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-AW [PUP], Win64:BrowseFox-A [PUP], Win32:BrowseFox-FC [PUP], Win32:Adware-BYZ [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7, Adware/BrowseFox.A.1227 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.bH, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.bA, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BO, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bV, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.bK |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| CAT-QuickHeal | AdWare.Yotoon.A5 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497, Win.Adware.Agent-22685, Win.Adware.Netfilter-134 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.B, TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.17, Trojan.BPlug.279, Tool.NetFilter.313, Trojan.BPlug.141, Trojan.BPlug.281 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.A, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.K, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O, Win32/BrowseFox.V |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4 (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 (B), Adware.BrowseFox.V (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/BadBHO.AW.gen!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/A-de841313!Eldorado, W32/A-76f53fd6!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Fortinet | Adware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent, AdWare.SwiftBrowse |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 0040f9921 ), Trojan ( 004af26b1 ), Trojan ( 004af91f1 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 050000001 ), Trojan ( 0040f9921 ), Trojan ( 004af26b1 ), Trojan ( 004af91f1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Kranet.ab, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Yotoon.bfm, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Yotoon.kam |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Allgenius.A, PUP.Optional.SwiftBrowse |
| McAfee | BrowseFox.d, BrowseFox, BrowseFox-FTR, Artemis!ED0C58A20E02, Artemis!09C2CFB0EFC9 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox, BrowseFox-FTR, Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek, Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte, Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dgiwfc, Riskware.Win32.NetFilter.dgkdox |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.618 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant, Adware.SwiftBrowse |
| Sophos | Generic PUA ED, Generic PUA OD, Generic PUA CE |
| Symantec | Adware.Adpopup, Yontoo.C, Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Wvko, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Hyw, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lnoj |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V1209, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0104, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1128 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.SwiftBrowse, AdWare.Yotoon, AdWare.Win64.Yotoon |
| VIPRE | Yontoo (fs), Adware.BrowseFox, Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Agent.Win32.9068, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14, Adware.Kranet.Win32.476, Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.29350 |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.249632.B, Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.349984, Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.250144, Trojan-Clicker/W32.Yotoon.123680, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 1544 scan reports for the allgenius files. 558 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:
- 570352a91d1b96e64ec15703fdaf2405