lookinglink - 20% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by lookinglink? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 and Adware.BrowseFox.V. The detection rate for the lookinglink files collected here is 20%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice lookinglink when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for lookinglink with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the lookinglink file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screencap of a file signed by lookinglink:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by lookinglink and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, and so on. You can also view the address for lookinglink, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the lookinglink certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
lookinglink Files
The following are the lookinglink files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 7/49 | lookinglinkbho.dll |
| 1/49 | updatelookinglink.exe |
| 24/54 | maintainer.exe |
| 21/54 | {7f6d153f-9819-4c98-96fb-5c6aa213f0ea}w.sys |
| 15/49 | lookinglinkbho.dll |
| 3/48 | updatelookinglink.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the lookinglink files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Lokilink |
| AVware | Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Agnitum | PUA.BrowseFox!, PUA.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse |
| Antiy-AVL | AdWare/Win32.Agent, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Kranet |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-BYZ [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7, Adware/BrowseFox.A.1227 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.look |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Agent-22685, Win.Adware.Netfilter-134 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK, TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV |
| DrWeb | Adware.Plugin.100, Trojan.BPlug.281, Tool.NetFilter.313 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F, Win32/BrowseFox.V, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.BO, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.G |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 (B), Adware.BrowseFox.V (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/A-248e95ab!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Fortinet | Adware/Agent |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.BrowseFox.V |
| Ikarus | AdWare.SwiftBrowse, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
| Jiangmin | Adware/Agent.jaw |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Yotoon.bfm |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Lookinglink.A |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.ch, BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.ph |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqvnby, Riskware.Win32.Kranet.dgiwfc, Riskware.Win32.NetFilter.dgkdox |
| Sophos | Generic PUA AE |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Yotoon.Gcc |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0130, TROJ_GEN.F47V0225 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Kranet, AdWare.Win64.Yotoon, AdWare.Agent |
| VIPRE | Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.Agent |
| Zillya | Adware.Kranet.Win32.476, Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.29350 |
| nProtect | Adware.BrowseFox.V |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 354 scan results for the lookinglink files. 71 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 3196dd72cc98341089cb73c9ba4b6429