Coupon Time - 49% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Coupon Time? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Trojan.Yontoo.2124. The detection rate for the Coupon Time files collected here is 49%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice Coupon Time 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 Coupon Time appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Coupon Time certificate with the following steps:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Coupon Time:

Screenshot of the Coupon Time certificate

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 Coupon Time 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 view the address for Coupon Time, such as the street name, city and country.

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

Coupon Time Files

These are the Coupon Time files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
31/56CouponTime.BrowserAdapter.exe
25/54{92c9ea8e-d032-4248-a8a1-80ea1615e38a}gw64.sys
31/57{6ec09908-795a-4141-bffa-5fa914d42b7e}gw64.sys
33/56{a2e82ae1-2091-454c-aac9-49113691b4df}gw64.sys
26/55CouponTimebho.dll
15/56utilCouponTime.exe
24/55{b2b1c7de-2b5f-4688-b5b1-33172b6705e7}gw64.sys
15/55{b2b1c7de-2b5f-4688-b5b1-33172b6705e7}gw64.sys

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
AVGAdPlugin.DVB, AdPlugin.DAI, AdPlugin.DIY, BrowseFox.38D
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
AgnitumRiskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
Antiy-AVLRiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent, GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a
ArcabitTrojan.Adware.BrowseFox.10, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Trojan.Adware.Mikey.D2D1B
AviraADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.BrowseFox.AX, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.CoTi, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AE, Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.G
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
BkavW32.HfsAdware.7286, W64.HfsAdware.7286
ClamAVWin.Adware.Browsefox-1370, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497
CyrenW32/S-a777f78c!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado, W32/S-bc825f4f!Eldorado
DrWebTrojan.Yontoo.2124
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AX potentially unwanted, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted, a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10 (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 (B)
F-ProtW32/S-a777f78c!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-f64f6ec1!Eldorado, W32/S-bc825f4f!Eldorado
F-SecureGen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey
FortinetRiskware/NetFilter, Adware/NetFilter
GDataGen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
IkarusPUA.BrowseFox, PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox
JiangminAdWare/MSIL.hjd, AdWare/SwiftBrowse.dxt
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 004c54e41 ), Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Adware ( 004b8df51 ), Adware ( 700000121 )
K7GWAdware ( 004c54e41 ), Adware ( 0040f9f21 ), Adware ( 004b8df51 ), Adware ( 700000121 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.a, not-a-virus:NetTool.Win64.NetFilter.k
McAfeeBrowseFox-FVR, Artemis!40B2C9FC594D, Artemis!C33F114C999F
McAfee-GW-EditionBrowseFox-FVR, BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Agent.dsrwxf, Trojan.Win64.Yontoo.dttagl, Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo, Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
PandaGeneric Suspicious
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
RisingPE:Adware.SwiftBrowse!6.1A2E, PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.18E01B49!417340233, PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B
SUPERAntiSpywareAdware.SwiftBrowse/Variant, Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2
TencentWin32.Risk.Adware.Eddy, Win64.Adware.Bp-sys.Zuxl, Win32.Risk.Adware.Hrfo, Win32.Risk.Adware.Amvv
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R08NC0OHK15
VBA32AdWare.MSIL.Agent
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ZillyaAdware.Agent.Win32.60731, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14
nProtectTrojan-Clicker/W32.Yotoon.48784

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 1286 scan results for the Coupon Time files. 625 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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