Bandoo Media, Inc. - 6% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Bandoo Media, Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Searcher.2358 and Adware.Bandoo.4. The detection rate for the Bandoo Media, Inc. files collected here is 6%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically notice Bandoo Media, Inc. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Bandoo Media, Inc. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Bandoo Media, Inc. digital signature with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Bandoo Media, Inc. 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 signed by Bandoo Media, Inc.:

Screenshot of the Bandoo Media, Inc. certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Bandoo Media, Inc. 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, and so on. You can also view the address for Bandoo Media, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 and thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Bandoo Media, Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Bandoo Media, Inc. Files

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

Detection RatioFile Name
2/45BROWSE~1.DLL
1/43DnsBHO.dll
2/48BROWSE~1.DLL
1/42datamngr.dll
4/47datamngr.dll
2/43datamngr.dll
3/45IEBHO.dll
1/49BROWSE~1.DLL
5/47BROWSE~1.DLL
4/47IEBHO.dll
2/46IEBHO.dll
1/48IEBHO.dll
1/46IEBHO.dll
2/51datamngr.dll
5/46IEBHO.dll
1/46BROWSE~1.DLL
6/44BROWSE~1.DLL
2/41BROWSE~1.DLL
2/47IEBHO.dll
2/46BROWSE~1.DLL
1/47BROWSE~1.DLL
1/47BROWSE~1.DLL
3/46IEBHO.dll
4/46BROWSE~1.DLL
2/45IEBHO.dll
2/46BROWSE~1.DLL
4/47BROWSE~1.DLL
1/48IEBHO.dll
2/42IEBHO.dll
1/42BROWSE~1.DLL
1/43BROWSE~1.DLL
3/49BROWSE~1.DLL
2/47IEBHO.dll
1/41BROWSE~1.DLL
1/43IEBHO.dll
3/46BROWSE~1.DLL
3/46DnsBHO.dll
2/44IEBHO.dll
1/30iebho.dll
1/46IEBHO.dll
6/47BROWSE~1.DLL
2/46BROWSE~1.DLL
2/46BROWSE~1.DLL
7/48BROWSE~1.DLL
1/45IEBHO.dll
12/50IEBHO.dll
1/46IEBHO.dll
2/42BROWSE~1.DLL
5/46BROWSE~1.DLL
5/46IEBHO.dll
4/46BROWSE~1.DLL
1/46datamngr.dll
2/47datamngr.dll
1/46IEBHO.dll
2/46IEBHO.dll
1/46BROWSE~1.DLL
1/46BROWSE~1.DLL
2/45BROWSE~1.DLL
1/44IEBHO.dll
1/46IEBHO.dll
2/46IEBHO.dll
1/47BROWSE~1.DLL
21/57iLividSetup-r0-n-bf.exe
1/40BROWSE~1.DLL
6/46IEBHO.dll
2/45BROWSE~1.DLL
2/45IEBHO.dll
1/44BROWSE~1.DLL
1/42DnsBHO.dll
1/41DnsBHO.dll
1/41IEBHO.dll
2/45BROWSE~1.DLL
1/44DnsBHO.dll
1/47IEBHO.dll
2/46BROWSE~1.DLL
1/46IEBHO.dll
1/46datamngr.dll
2/46IEBHO.dll
1/46BROWSE~1.DLL
1/44BROWSE~1.DLL
2/46BROWSE~1.DLL
0/43datamngr.dll
0/44BROWSE~1.DLL

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.D4F
AVwareAdware.SearchSuite
AhnLab-V3Win-PUP/Toolbar.SearchCore.1233816, PUP/Win32.SearchSuite
Antiy-AVLBackdoor/Win32.Rbot, Backdoor/Win32.Rbot.gen, WebToolbar/Win32.Agent.gen, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
AvastNSIS:ILivid-B [PUP]
AviraPUA/iLivid.Gen
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.Toolbar.40, Adware.Win32.iLivid.bA
BkavW32.Clod7f4.Trojan.a688
CAT-QuickHealAddware.Searchsuite (Not a Virus), Worm.SProtector.A6
CMCWebToolbar.Win32.Agent!O, AdWare.Win32.BHO!O
ComodoApplication.Win32.SearchSuite.AAK
CyrenW32/SearchSuite.B.gen!Eldorado
DrWebAdware.Bandoo.4, Adware.Searcher.2358, Adware.BGuard.14, Adware.Bandoo.194
ESET-NOD32Win64/Toolbar.SearchSuite, Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite, a variant of Win64/Toolbar.SearchSuite.A, Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.H, probably a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite, Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite potentially unwanted
EmsisoftMalware.Win64.AMN!A2, Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.SearchSuite.AMN (A), Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.SearchSuite.AMN!A2
F-ProtW32/SearchSuite.B.gen!Eldorado
FortinetAdware/BHO
GDataWin32.Adware.Bandoo.B
Ikarusnot-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
K7AntiVirusAdware, Trojan, Adware ( 004075ea1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Adware ( 004b95bd1 )
K7GWAdware, Adware ( 004075ea1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Adware ( 004b95bd1 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.ao, not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.SearchSuite.ae
KingsoftWin32.Troj.Monder.ct.(kcloud)
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Bandoo
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Searcher.bskiwt, Riskware.Win32.Bandoo.dvjelq
NOD32a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite, Win64/Toolbar.SearchSuite, Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite
SUPERAntiSpywarePUP.Bandoo/Variant
TrendMicroADW_SEARCHSUITE
TrendMicro-HouseCallADW_SEARCHSUITE, TROJ_GEN.F47V0726, TROJ_GEN.F47V0314, TROJ_GEN.F47V0811, TROJ_GEN.F47V1228, HV_ZYX_BL130146.TOMC, TROJ_GEN.F47V1221, TROJ_GEN.F47V0109, TROJ_GEN.F47V0514
VBA32Trojan.Monder.axo
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.SearchSuite
ZillyaAdware.SearchSuite.Win32.706
eSafeWin32.Trojan

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 5707 scan reports for the Bandoo Media, Inc. files. 349 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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