matinooch - 18% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by matinooch? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and PUP.Optional.AceRace.A. The detection rate for the matinooch files collected here is 18%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see matinooch when running 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 matinooch certificate with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the matinooch file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by matinooch:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by matinooch 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 matinooch, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the matinooch certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
matinooch Files
The following are the matinooch files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 2/57 | aceracebho.dll |
| 2/57 | aceracebho.dll |
| 13/56 | acerace.BrowserAdapter64.exe |
| 24/57 | {ebf755a7-a244-4bc6-ac93-a366f9eccf49}gw64.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the matinooch 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 |
| AVG | Generic_r.YJ |
| AVware | Adware.BrowseFox, Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent, GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a |
| Avast | Win64:BrowseFox-C [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.bCN, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.bCG |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Browsefox-229, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.494, Tool.NetFilter.313 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CN potentially unwanted, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CG potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B) |
| F-Prot | W64/S-bb22624e!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| GData | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Yotoon.aq |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.AceRace.A |
| McAfee | BrowseFox-FUU |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox-FUU |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| TrendMicro | HS_BROWSEFOX.SM |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | HS_BROWSEFOX.SM |
| VIPRE | Adware.BrowseFox, Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14 |
| nProtect | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 227 scan reports for the matinooch files. 41 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:
- 5f6686b82cd125ec971480a26348c35d