Framed Display - 32% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Framed Display? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Generic.7F2. The detection rate for the Framed Display files collected here is 32%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically notice Framed Display when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Framed Display appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Framed Display digital signature with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Framed Display:

Screenshot of the Framed Display 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 Framed Display 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, etc. You can also view the address for Framed Display, such as the street name, city and country.

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

Framed Display Files

These are the Framed Display files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
19/54maintainer.exe
12/55FramedDisplay.BRT.Helper.exe
13/54FramedDisplaybho.dll
11/55FramedDisplaybho.dll
24/54maintainer.exe
14/54{e9bebce7-deb3-4ab9-896c-549739f208c5}gw64.sys
17/53{8c39d0b0-9b68-43ef-bc3c-2ef385fe5169}gw64.sys
28/53{dda91daf-e6f8-4453-88d1-df18d861c904}gw64.sys
25/54{2859046f-5dca-482a-8c2d-37943d33a392}gw64.sys
17/54{29302da5-1178-40ac-a178-4cb57ebcc501}gw64.sys
17/53{6db7eb66-a30b-41a3-809c-addb2341dafb}gw64.sys
3/55{e9bebce7-deb3-4ab9-896c-549739f208c5}w.sys

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.7F2, BrowseFox.F
AVwareYontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
AgnitumRiskware.Agent!, PUA.BrowseFox!
AhnLab-V3Adware/Win32.SwiftBrowse
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Kranet
AvastWin32:PUP-gen [PUP], Win32:BrowseFox-BV [PUP], Win32:Adware-BYZ [PUP]
AviraAdware/BrowseFox.aog, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win64.BrowseFox.bL, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bO, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BV, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.BCG, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.bCG
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
ClamAVWin.Adware.Agent-22685, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497
ComodoApplication.Win32.BrowseFox.JM, ApplicUnwnt
DrWebTrojan.BPlug.281, Trojan.BPlug.199, Trojan.BPlug.168, Tool.NetFilter.313
ESET-NOD32Win32/BrowseFox.V, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.L, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CG
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1 (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B)
F-ProtW64/A-bd57be8c!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/A-248e95ab!Eldorado
F-SecureGen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
FortinetRiskware/BrowseFox, Adware/BrowseFox
GDataGen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
IkarusAdWare.SwiftBrowse
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 004a079f1 ), Trojan ( 004af92b1 )
K7GWTrojan ( 004a079f1 ), Trojan ( 004af92b1 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Yotoon.bfm
KingsoftWin32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.FramedDisplay.A
McAfeeBrowseFox.b, BrowseFox, Artemis!032AA150BDFB, Artemis!059E570DA05F, Artemis!2C7E76CF5F63
McAfee-GW-EditionBrowseFox.b, BrowseFox, Artemis
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Kranet.dgiwfc, Riskware.Win64.NetFilter.dhzxfl
PandaTrj/Chgt.H
Qihoo-360Win32/Virus.Adware.55f, Win32/Virus.Adware.e4c, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
SophosGeneric PUA IN, Generic PUA CJ, Generic PUA BN
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2
TencentWin32.Adware.Yotoon.Lmvb, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Hupx, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Fik, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Htcw
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V1112
VBA32AdWare.Kranet
VIPREYontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ZillyaAdware.Kranet.Win32.476, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14
nProtectAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 4070 scan results for the Framed Display files. 1320 of these scan reports 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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