ConstaSurf - 31% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by ConstaSurf? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.N and Consurf. The detection rate for the ConstaSurf files collected here is 31%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see ConstaSurf when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view the digital signature details for ConstaSurf with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the ConstaSurf file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by ConstaSurf:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by ConstaSurf and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 examine the address for ConstaSurf, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the ConstaSurf certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
ConstaSurf Files
These are the ConstaSurf files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the ConstaSurf files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Consurf, BrowseFox.F |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Yontoo (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.SwiftBrowse.N |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent!, PUA.Yotoon!, PUA.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen |
| AntiVir | APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-AC [PUP] |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.77, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BI, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH, Adware.Win32.Consurf.50, Adware.Win32.Agent.axk, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bH |
| BitDefender | Adware.SwiftBrowse.N |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-79 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK, TrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.53, Trojan.BPlug.17, Trojan.BPlug.123, Trojan.BPlug.72 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.BV |
| Emsisoft | Adware.SwiftBrowse.N (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/A-dd00b781!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.SwiftBrowse.N |
| Fortinet | Riskware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Win32.Application.BrowseFox.B, Adware.SwiftBrowse.N |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent, AdWare.SpadeCast, AdWare.SwiftBrowse |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Yotoon.l |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.ConstaSurf.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!AC756887DA8E, Artemis!6816FF50E195, Artemis!94B5CD57E4DC, Artemis!A794328955B2, Artemis!7A26040893A1, Artemis!F5BE9A06C11F |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!AC756887DA8E, Artemis, Artemis!94B5CD57E4DC, Artemis!A794328955B2, Artemis!7A26040893A1, Artemis!F5BE9A06C11F |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.SwiftBrowse.N |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqycvd, Riskware.Win32.Yotoon.ddghtt |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/Malware.QVM03.Gen |
| Rising | NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Sophos | BrowseSmart, Browse Fox, Generic PUA JJ, Generic PUA GH |
| Symantec | Yontoo.C |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0430, TROJ_GEN.F47V0601, TROJ_GEN.F47V0423, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0620, TROJ_GEN.F47V0530, TROJ_GEN.F47V0602, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0614 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Agent, AdWare.Win64.Yotoon |
| VIPRE | Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Agent.473704 |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.1 |
| nProtect | Adware.SwiftBrowse.N |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 1114 scan reports for the ConstaSurf files. 342 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:
- 46a82c62f93896a2c29c94ec6c4d8a3d