AnchorFree Inc - 0.346% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from AnchorFree Inc? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically see AnchorFree Inc when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

Screenshot where AnchorFree Inc appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the AnchorFree Inc certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by AnchorFree Inc:

Screenshot of the AnchorFree Inc certificate

As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by AnchorFree Inc 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 see the address for AnchorFree Inc, such as the street name, city and country.

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

AnchorFree Inc Files

The following are the AnchorFree Inc files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/48cmw_srv.exe
1/57hssdrv6.sys
1/56cmw_srv.exe
1/57hsswd.exe
1/40openvpnas.exe
2/44HssSrv.exe
1/43openvpnas.exe
1/50hssdrv6.sys
2/53hsssrv.exe
1/57hssdrv6.sys
1/56wddll.dll
1/55af_proxy_cmd_rep.exe
1/54cmw_srv.exe
1/62cmw_srv.exe
1/46openvpn.exe
1/57Uninstall.exe
1/57cmw_srv.exe
2/57openvpn.exe
1/57af_proxy_cmd.exe
1/56HSSCP.exe
1/55HSSCP.exe
2/57openvpn.exe
1/55wddll.dll
1/57cmw_srv.exe
1/56HSSCP.exe
2/61cmw_srv.exe
1/62hsswd.exe
0/44hssdrv6.sys
0/48af_proxy_cmd.exe
0/45hsswd.exe
0/48HssIE.dll
0/48HssIE_64.dll
0/48hssfixme.exe
0/53hssdrv6.sys
0/51HSSCP.exe
0/43openvpn.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the AnchorFree Inc files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
BkavW64.HfsAdware.DF28, W32.HfsAdware.DF28, HW32.TsCabk.teum
ByteHeroVirus.Win32.Heur.i, Trojan-Downloader.win32.Agent.bmzd, Trojan.Malware.KillAV.Gen.001
ClamAVWin.Adware.Browsefox-12346, Win.Adware.Browsefox-12988
ESET-NOD32Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.L potentially unsafe
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Graftor.48415 (B), Trojan.Generic.5010487 (B)
IkarusWin32.SuspectCrc
JiangminTrojan/Agent.givd
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Siggen.bbwhyo
Paloaltogeneric.pup
RisingPE:Trojan.BrowseFox!1.A1FD[F1], PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F]
TheHackerTrojan/Agent.btae
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V0316

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 9257 scan reports for the AnchorFree Inc files. 32 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:

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