Freshy - 16% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Freshy? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Generic.A5C and not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.bgk. The detection rate for the Freshy files collected here is 16%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Freshy when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Freshy certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Freshy 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 that has been signed by Freshy:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Freshy and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, etc. You can also examine the address for Freshy, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Freshy certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Freshy Files
These are the Freshy files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/53 | TNT2UserPS64.dll |
| 4/57 | IEToolbar64.dll |
| 9/56 | TNT2User.exe |
| 9/57 | GameConsole.exe |
| 5/54 | IEToolbar.dll |
| 5/56 | TNT2User.exe |
| 20/56 | passport64.dll |
| 19/56 | passport.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Freshy files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.A5C |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Agnitum | PUA.Toolbar.Agent! |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[WebToolbar]/Win32.Agent.bgk |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.TNT2.A |
| Bkav | W64.HfsAdware.3563, W32.HfsAdware.3563 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Toolbar.602 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.E, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.E potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.A potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.B, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.A |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Agent, Riskware/TNT2 |
| GData | Win64.Application.Agent.EC2L9L, Win32.Application.Agent.5E1KCC |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004b95dc1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004b95dc1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.bgk |
| McAfee | Artemis!A33B5811EFA4, Artemis!F74412B4535D, Artemis!C23C9BEF0F96, Artemis!1FAEE77D4F7F |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.ch, BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.jh, Artemis |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win64.Agent.dsvgnb |
| Panda | PUP/TNT2Toolbar |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.d46, HEUR/QVM40.1.Malware.Gen |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.WebToolbar/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA PC |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R021C0OFN15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0116, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1109 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 445 scan reports for the Freshy files. 72 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review 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:
- 3fe613db866c04ee49fdf0645f3f9391