monetomi - 16% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from monetomi? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and PUP.Optional.Monetomi.A. The detection rate for the monetomi files collected here is 16%. Please read on for more details.

You'll probably notice monetomi when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where monetomi appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the monetomi digital signature with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the monetomi file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by monetomi:

Screenshot of the monetomi certificate

As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by monetomi 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 monetomi, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the monetomi certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

monetomi Files

These are the monetomi files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
2/44updatemonetomi.exe
5/46monetomibho.dll
8/54tmp6C51.tmp
17/55{e61c2551-a28f-43e7-aa65-b9e9f3a3a6a2}w64.sys

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the monetomi files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
AVGGeneric.6AC
AVwareYontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Ad-AwareAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
AgnitumRiskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3Adware/Win32.Downloader
AvastWin32:BrowseFox-CK [PUP]
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.BrowseFox.mone
BitDefenderAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
ClamAVWin.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497
DrWebAdware.Plugin.100, Tool.NetFilter.313
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F, a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CG
F-ProtW64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado
F-SecureAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
GDataAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
IkarusPUA.SwiftBrowse
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Monetomi.A
MicroWorld-eScanAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
SophosMonetomi
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V1112
VIPREYontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ZillyaAdware.Yotoon.Win64.14
nProtectAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 199 scan reports for the monetomi files. 32 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, 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:

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