Super Great - 42% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Super Great? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 and PUP/Win32.BrowseFox. The detection rate for the Super Great files collected here is 42%. Please read on for more details.

You'll typically see Super Great when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Super Great appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Super Great digital signature with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Super Great file
  2. Right-click 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 digitally signed by Super Great:

Screenshot of the Super Great certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Super Great and that the file has not been tampered with.

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, etc. You can also examine the address for Super Great, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Super Great certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Super Great Files

The following are the Super Great files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
18/56utilsupergrea%USERNAME%.exe
34/57SuperGreatbho.dll
20/57600.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Super Great 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
AVGBrowseFox.3AC, AdPlugin.DIY, BrowseFox
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
AgnitumRiskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
Antiy-AVLTrojan[:HEUR]/Win32.AGeneric
ArcabitTrojan.Adware.Mikey.D2D1B
AviraADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
Baidu-InternationalAdware.MSIL.BrowseFox.G, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AE, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AV
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
BkavW32.HfsAdware.C03F
ClamAVWin.Trojan.Browsefox-190
ComodoApplication.Win32.BrowseFox.AKP
CyrenW32/BrowseFox.C.gen!Eldorado
DrWebTrojan.Yontoo.2498
ESET-NOD32a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted, Win32/BrowseFox.AV potentially unwanted
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547 (B)
F-ProtW32/BrowseFox.C.gen!Eldorado
F-SecureGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey
FortinetRiskware/BrowseFox
GDataMSIL.Adware.BrowseFox.AA@gen, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
IkarusPUA.BrowseFox
JiangminAdWare/BrowseFox.gl, AdWare/MSIL.hie, Adware/Agent.jgs
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 700000121 ), Adware ( 004b929e1 ), Adware ( 004c1e181 )
K7GWAdware ( 700000121 ), Adware ( 004b929e1 ), Adware ( 004c1e181 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.NSIS.Zaitu.heur
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.BrowseFox
McAfeeBrowseFox-FAF, Artemis!A836C11BE70E, Artemis!029F88CC7C6F
McAfee-GW-EditionBrowseFox-FAF, Artemis!PUP
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri, Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo, Trojan.Win32.Siggen6.droatj
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.708
RisingPE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B[F1], NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF[F1]
SUPERAntiSpywareAdware.BrowseFox/Variant, PUP.BrowseFox/Variant
SophosBrowse Fox (PUA), Generic PUA HK (PUA)
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2
TencentWin32.Risk.Adware.Pfjm, Win32.Risk.Adware.Llqs
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R00XC0EI515
VBA32AdWare.MSIL.Agent
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ZillyaAdware.BrowseFox.Win32.72791

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 170 scan reports for the Super Great files. 72 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, 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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