Quest Initiation - 58% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Quest Initiation? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 and PUP.Optional.BrowseFox. The detection rate for the Quest Initiation files collected here is 58%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Quest Initiation when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Quest Initiation with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Quest Initiation file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Quest Initiation:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Quest Initiation 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 Quest Initiation, such as the street name, city and country.
Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Quest Initiation certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
Quest Initiation Files
These are the Quest Initiation files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 28/56 | SteelCut.BrowserAdapter64.exe |
| 36/55 | SteelCutbho.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Quest Initiation files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic_r.AVD, AdPlugin.DIC |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| AegisLab | AdWare.Win64.Kranet.mg1d, AdWare.MSIL.Agent.mmaS |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win64.BrowseFox.R163061, PUP/Win32.BrowseFox.R145089 |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| Arcabit | PUP.Adware.BrowseFox |
| Avast | MSIL:BrowseFox-GI [Adw] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| Baidu | Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.k, Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9950 |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| Bkav | W64.HfsAdware.50D1, W32.BrowseFoxAC.Adware |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Questiniti.Gen |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Browsefox-4408, Win.Adware.Agent-1384109 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.BrowseFox.AKP |
| Cyren | W64/S-db5a7dce!Eldorado, W32/S-0ad7b894!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.4058 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CP potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 (B) |
| F-Prot | W64/S-db5a7dce!Eldorado, W32/S-0ad7b894!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey |
| Fortinet | Riskware/MSIL_OCNA, Riskware/Generic.AC.8B787 |
| GData | Win64.Adware.BrowseFox.AD, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| Ikarus | PUA.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/DealKeeper.tc, AdWare/SwiftBrowse.diq |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 004b55d71 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 004b55d71 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.BrowseFox |
| McAfee | BrowseFox-FUU |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox-FUU |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | Malware.Generic!SXnzuY7zQ9F@5 (Thunder) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.SwiftRecord/Variant, Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Sophos | Browse Fox (PUA) |
| Symantec | PUA.Yontoo.C |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Lkeg |
| VBA32 | AdWare.MSIL.Agent |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Yandex | Riskware.Agent! |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win64.133, Trojan.YontooCRTD.Win32.1624 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 111 scan results for the Quest Initiation files. 64 of these scan reports 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:
- 2bb3c3df99440755dce31167ff628fac