Inbox.com, Inc - 3% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Inbox.com, Inc? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.Inbox and Tool.InstallToolbar.24. The detection rate for the Inbox.com, Inc files collected here is 3%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see Inbox.com, Inc when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Inbox.com, Inc appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

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

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Inbox.com, Inc file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Inbox.com, Inc:

Screenshot of the Inbox.com, Inc certificate

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 Inbox.com, Inc 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, and so on. You can also view the address for Inbox.com, Inc, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 and Thawte Code Signing CA has issued the Inbox.com, Inc certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Inbox.com, Inc Files

These are the Inbox.com, Inc files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/46PublicTransportSetup.exe
3/54Inbox.dll
2/41Inbox.dll
1/43Inbox.dll
1/42Inbox.dll
1/42Inbox.dll
2/50Inbox.dll
3/53Inbox.dll
1/52Inbox64.dll
3/53Inbox.exe
1/42Inbox.dll
5/53Inbox.dll
2/43Inbox.dll
1/42Inbox.dll
1/42Inbox.dll
1/45Inbox.exe
1/42Inbox.dll
1/46Inbox.dll
1/46Inbox.exe
1/46Inbox.dll
3/47Inbox.dll
1/45Inbox.exe
3/49SocialNetworksSetup.exe
2/49Inbox.dll
1/51Inbox64.dll
3/51Inbox.exe
3/51Inbox.exe
3/53Inbox.dll
5/53Inbox.exe
4/57Inbox.exe
7/67RebateI.dll
0/42RebateI.dll
0/41Inbox.dll
0/42Inbox.exe
0/47_iu14D2N.tmp

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Inbox.com, Inc files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.TSGeneric
BkavW32.HfsAdware.1D48
ByteHeroTrojan.Win32.Heur.Gen
CMCPacked.Win32.Obfuscated.10!O
DrWebTool.InstallToolbar.24, Tool.InstallToolbar.119, Tool.InstallToolbar.127, Tool.InstallToolbar.103, Tool.InstallToolbar.124, Tool.InstallToolbar.128, Tool.InstallToolbar.223
ESET-NOD32Win32/Toolbar.Inbox.H, Win32/Toolbar.Inbox.C, Win32/Toolbar.Inbox.A, Win32/Toolbar.Inbox.H potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Inbox.B potentially unwanted
EmsisoftApplication.InstallBox (A)
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 004a9d101 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 004a9d101 )
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Inbox, PUP.Optional.RebateInformer
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.InstallToolbar.crushm, Riskware.Win32.Agent.dsgesl
SUPERAntiSpywarePUP.Inbox/Variant, PUP.RebateInformer/Variant
SymantecInboxToolbar
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V0201
YandexPUA.Toolbar.Inbox!
eSafeWin32.Trojan

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 2661 scan results for the Inbox.com, Inc files. 68 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review 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:

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