betwikx - 38% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by betwikx? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Agent.OMN and Adware.PricePeep.D. The detection rate for the betwikx files collected here is 38%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice betwikx 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 the digital signature details for betwikx with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the betwikx file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by betwikx:
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 betwikx and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, etc. You can also view the address for betwikx, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the betwikx certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
betwikx Files
These are the betwikx files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 4/47 | pricepeep.dll |
| 1/44 | pricepeep.dll |
| 10/53 | PricePeepUpdater.exe |
| 4/51 | pricepeep.dll |
| 26/54 | pricepeep_270005_0117.exe |
| 38/57 | pricepeep_270003_1426.exe |
| 34/56 | pricepeep_270005_0105.exe |
| 43/56 | pricepeep_270009_0261.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the betwikx files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | AdInject.Betwikx, Betwikx.B4D |
| AVware | Blinkx/LeadImpact (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.PricePeep.D, Adware.Agent.OMN, Application.Generic.668694, Application.Generic.809315, Application.Generic.639941 |
| AegisLab | Adware.Agent.Omn!c |
| Agnitum | PUA.PricePeep! |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.SGeneric |
| Arcabit | Adware.Agent.OMN |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| Avira | ADWARE/PricePeep.P |
| Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9999 |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.Verti.BG, PUA.Win32.Verti.G |
| BitDefender | Adware.PricePeep.D, Adware.Agent.OMN, Application.Generic.668694, Application.Generic.809315, Application.Generic.639941 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.BC17 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.AdWare.PricePeep.A |
| Cyren | W32/PricePeep.OZZD-8585, W32/Adware.XYKN-7643 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Shopper.297, Adware.Searcher.2808 |
| ESET-NOD32 | probably a variant of Win32/AdWare.PricePeep.A, Win32/AdWare.PricePeep.B |
| Emsisoft | Adware.PricePeep.D (B), Adware.Agent.OMN (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/PricePeep.A |
| F-Secure | Adware.PricePeep.D, Adware.Agent.OMN, Application.Generic.668694, Application.Generic.809315, Application.Generic.639941 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/PricePeep |
| GData | Adware.PricePeep.D, Adware.Agent.OMN, Application.Generic.668694, Application.Generic.809315, Application.Generic.639941 |
| Ikarus | AdWare.PricePeep, Win32.SuspectCrc |
| Jiangmin | AdWare.PeepPrice.a |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004a7eb21 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004a7eb21 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.PeepPrice.b |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic_a.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | Adware.Agent, PUP.Optional.PricePeep.A, PUP.Optional.PricePeep |
| McAfee | Artemis!49F492BE633B, Artemis!FD3BEE37CB89, Artemis!C41389890175, Artemis!83881E20FEE7 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, BehavesLike.Win32.Tool.hc |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.PricePeep.D, Adware.Agent.OMN, Application.Generic.668694, Application.Generic.809315, Application.Generic.639941 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Shopper.bbfofb, Riskware.Win32.PricePeep.cymlsi |
| Norman | Agent.BKBXY |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Rising | Trjoan.Generic-360GXYT6cXN (Cloud), PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1774C6BA!393529018 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Trojan.Agent/Gen-Yakes, PUP.PricePeep/Variant |
| Symantec | Adware.PricePeep |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Peepprice.Dzto |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R047C0ODR16, TROJ_GE.6D4ACBC3 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GE.6D4ACBC3 |
| VBA32 | suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h |
| VIPRE | Blinkx/LeadImpact (fs) |
| ViRobot | Adware.Pricepeep.574664[h] |
| Yandex | PUA.PricePeep! |
| Zillya | Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.49936 |
| nProtect | Adware.PricePeep.D, Adware.Agent.OMN |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 418 scan reports for the betwikx files. 160 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. 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:
- 3a0ed371eefb729ee95da7d0b644b32b
- 7c2d7b2cd0e4304f2fded654d7916b93