Surf Canyon Incorporated - 0.517% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a file that is digitally signed by Surf Canyon Incorporated? If so, please read on.

You will typically see Surf Canyon Incorporated 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 Surf Canyon Incorporated appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Surf Canyon Incorporated with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Surf Canyon Incorporated:

Screenshot of the Surf Canyon Incorporated certificate

As you can see in the screencap above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Surf Canyon Incorporated and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 see the address for Surf Canyon Incorporated, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the Surf Canyon Incorporated certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Surf Canyon Incorporated Files

These are the Surf Canyon Incorporated files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/47surfcanyon.dll
1/53surfcanyon.dll
0/55surfcanyon64.dll
0/43surfcanyon.dll
0/43surfcanyon.dll
0/44surfcanyon.dll
0/55surfcanyon.dll
0/47surfcanyon.dll

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
DrWebAdware.Shopper.307, Adware.Searcher.2360

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 387 scan reports for the Surf Canyon Incorporated files. 2 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 is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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