Primary Color - 49% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Primary Color? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the Primary Color files collected here is 49%. Please read on for more details.

You'll probably notice Primary Color when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Primary Color appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Primary Color with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Primary Color:

Screenshot of the Primary Color 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 Primary Color and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view 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 Primary Color, such as the street name, city and country.

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

Primary Color Files

The following are the Primary Color files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
33/56PrimaryColorbho.dll
16/56PrimaryColorbho.dll
26/54{f11bdc53-7b6f-41e1-9850-dbfb26a5a988}gw.sys
28/57{29574fa1-af3d-4240-8336-bbd5228049a9}gw64.sys
32/56{fa1b1dca-f14d-44f8-b096-43de88243cf4}gw64.sys
17/55utilPrimaryColor.exe
12/57updateprimarycolor.exe
24/57PrimaryColorbho.dll
12/57{1222ed7c-bb00-43af-bdee-81a79d198022}gw64.sys

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Primary Color files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
AVGGeneric.174, AdPlugin.DAI
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
AgnitumPUA.BrowseFox!, Riskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon.kam, GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a
ArcabitAdware.SwiftBrowse.CH
AviraADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.BrowseFox.AE, Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.A, Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.k, Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.G, Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547, Gen:Variant.Mikey.11547, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
BkavW32.BrowseFoxAC.Adware, W64.HfsAdware.7B8B, W32.HfsAdware.7B8B
ClamAVWin.Adware.Netfilter-134, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497
ComodoTrojWare.Win32.AltBrowse.IZZV
CyrenW32/S-9c4b2ea6!Eldorado, W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-0ea136fb!Eldorado
DrWebTrojan.Yontoo.1016, Tool.NetFilter.313, Trojan.Yontoo.1837
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 (B), Gen:Variant.Mikey.11547 (B), Adware.BrowseFox.V (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B)
F-ProtW32/S-9c4b2ea6!Eldorado, W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado, W32/S-0ea136fb!Eldorado
F-SecureGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
FortinetRiskware/BrowseFox, Riskware/NetFilter
GDataGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547, Gen:Variant.Mikey.11547, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH, MSIL.Adware.BrowseFox.AA@gen
Ikarusnot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent, PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox
JiangminAdWare/SwiftBrowse.dxt, AdWare/Yotoon.lm, AdWare/Yotoon.aro
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 004b8df51 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ), Adware ( 0040f9f21 )
K7GWAdware ( 004b8df51 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 ), Adware ( 0040f9f21 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:NetTool.Win64.NetFilter.k
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.PrimaryColor.A, PUP.Optional.PrimaryColor
McAfeeArtemis!4E752BED0652, Artemis!8257D6DEDFF4
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.jh
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547, Adware.BrowseFox.V, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo
PandaPUP/BrowseFox
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.618, HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
RisingPE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B, PE:Adware.BrowserFox!1.A127 [F]
SUPERAntiSpywareAdware.SwiftBrowse/Variant, PUP.BrowseFox/Variant
SophosGeneric PUA GJ, Generic PUA FM
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2
TencentWin32.Risk.Adware.Pftl, Win32.Risk.Adware.Wuhp, Win32.Risk.Adware.Wopz, Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.13
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R047C0EEC15
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.R047C0EEC15
VBA32AdWare.MSIL.Agent, AdWare.Zaitu
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ZillyaBackdoor.CPEX.Win32.29350, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14
nProtectAdware.BrowseFox.V, Trojan-Clicker/W32.Yotoon.48784

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 1124 scan reports for the Primary Color files. 549 of these scan results 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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