Sailor Project - 22% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Sailor Project? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Crossrider (fs) and ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2. The detection rate for the Sailor Project files collected here is 22%. Please read on for more details.

You'll probably notice Sailor Project when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Sailor Project appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Sailor Project digital signature with the following steps:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Sailor Project:

Screenshot of the Sailor Project certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Sailor Project 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 examine the address for Sailor Project, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Sailor Project certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

Sailor Project Files

These are the Sailor Project files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
5/53TheTorntv V10-bho64.dll
4/53TheFreeHD-Sport TV V10-buttonutil64.dll
10/53TheTorntv V10-bho.dll
7/53TheTorntv V10-bho64.dll
8/53c2c839cb-56da-473f-b43f-0b020d67ae20-7.exe
9/55Easy Deals v 1.01-bho64.dll
12/55The weDownload Manager-bho64.dll
27/55Apps Hat-bho.dll
10/54Apps Hat-bho64.dll
10/53Ge-Force-bho64.dll
11/52TheTorntv V10-codedownloader.exe
4/53Browsers App-bho64.dll
6/51Browsers App-bho.dll
11/53Browsers App-codedownloader.exe
7/53SavePass-bho.dll
7/53TheTorntv V10-bho.dll
15/547f45864b-58df-4935-a2fd-dde184ab4593-11.exe
10/54videos MediaPlay-Air-codedownloader.exe
8/538c7e8302-509c-4085-b99e-2fda826958e8-6.exe
7/53TheTorntv V10-bho64.dll
7/53Browsers Apps-bho.dll
5/5402262bf5-9c7f-4663-99d1-11c6b7505421-5.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Sailor Project files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.16F
AVwareCrossrider (fs)
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.BHO, PUP/Win32.CrossRider
AntiVirADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/NSIS.Adwapper
AvastWin32:Crossrider-N [PUP], Win32:Malware-gen
AviraADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
Baidu-InternationalPUA.Win32.CrossRider.bAJ, Adware.Win32.AdLoad.AxB, PUA.Win32.CrossRider.BAF, Trojan.Win32.GoogUpdate.aAce, Trojan.Win32.GoogUpdate.ABNE, PUA.Win32.CrossRider.BAK, PUA.Win32.CrossRider.BAE, PUA.Win64.Crossrider.bF, PUA.Win32.CrossRider.bAF
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062
ComodoApplicUnwnt
DrWebTrojan.Crossrider.17413, Trojan.Crossrider.28247, Trojan.Crossrider.30979
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win64/Toolbar.Crossrider.F, a variant of Win64/Toolbar.Crossrider.G, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AF, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AJ, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AK, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109 (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062 (B)
F-ProtW32/A-eb9ef301!Eldorado
F-SecureGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062
FortinetW32/GoogUpdate.AF!tr
GDataWin64.Adware.Crossrider.F, Win32.Adware.Crossrider.K, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062
IkarusAdWare.Adload, not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CroRi, PUA.CrossRider, not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider, AdWare.WebToolbar.CroRi, PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
K7GWTrojan ( 020000001 )
KasperskyTrojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate.cr, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AdLoad.bsif
KingsoftWin32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.NSIS.br.(kcloud)
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.TornTV.A, PUP.Optional.Sense.A, PUP.Optional.EasyDeals.A, PUP.Optional.weDownload.A, PUP.Optional.AppsHat.A, PUP.Optional.GeForce.A, PUP.Optional.SavePass.A, PUP.Optional.Enformation.A, PUP.Optional.MediaPlayer.A
McAfeeArtemis!8B63275846A7, Artemis!DFE029EA2310
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!8B63275846A7, BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.jh
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062
PandaTrj/Genetic.gen, Trj/Chgt.D, Trj/Chgt.F
Qihoo-360HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen, Win32/Trojan.3b1
RisingPE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
SophosAppRider
SymantecWS.Reputation.1, Adware.Crossid
TencentNsis.Trojan.Googupdate.Wxho
VIPRECrossrider (fs)
ZillyaAdware.Adwapper.Win32.244

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 1722 scan reports for the Sailor Project files. 383 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:

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