SwiftSearch - 34% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by SwiftSearch? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Plugin.1201 and PUP.Optional.SwiftSearch. The detection rate for the SwiftSearch files collected here is 34%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice SwiftSearch when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the SwiftSearch certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the SwiftSearch file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by SwiftSearch:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by SwiftSearch 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for SwiftSearch, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the SwiftSearch certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
SwiftSearch Files
These are the SwiftSearch files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 8/57 | swsedrvr_vw_1_10_0_25.sys |
| 20/55 | swsedrvr_vt_1_10_0_25.sys |
| 28/56 | swsesrvc.exe |
| 9/57 | SwiftSearchAutoUpdateClient.exe |
| 38/55 | nsiECA0.tmp |
| 15/52 | Uninstall.exe |
| 11/53 | swsedrvr_vt_1_10_0_29.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the SwiftSearch files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 |
| AVG | Generic.742 |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, InfoAtoms (fs), Vitruvian, NetFilter |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent!, Riskware.NetTool! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Vitruvian |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent, RiskWare[NetTool]/Win64.NetFilter.l, GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Vitruvian.t |
| Arcabit | PUP.Adware.SwiftSearch, Trojan.Adware.Vitruvian.1 |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-CZP [Adw] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.A, Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.F |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1, Application.Generic.1502057 |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren | W32/Adware.TFEG-2025 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Plugin.1201 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/Adware.Vitruvian.F, a variant of MSIL/Adware.Vitruvian.A |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian, Application.Generic.1502057 |
| Fortinet | Adware/NetFilter, Riskware/NetFilter, Riskware/Vitruvian, Adware/Vitruvian |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1, Application.Generic.1502057 |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Vitruvian.aq, AdWare/MSIL.lya |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004b89751 ), Adware ( 004b8e1a1 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004b89751 ), Adware ( 004b8e1a1 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.s, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.t |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SwiftSearch |
| McAfee | Artemis!681D702D85D2, Artemis!54D79F063E4B, Artemis!EED685D77844, Artemis!E33014C13936 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!PUP, BehavesLike.Win32.PUP.tc, BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.fc |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1, Application.Generic.1502057 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Plugin.dytxpv, Riskware.Win64.Plugin.dxivgl |
| Panda | PUP/SwiftSearch, Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM00.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.NetFilter/Variant, PUP.SwiftSearch/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA EO (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Msil.Adware.Vitruvian.Daw, Win32.Adware.Vitruvian.Apms |
| TotalDefense | Heur/TrojanHorse.ZCLY!suspicious |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R00UC0OJ615, TROJ_GEN.R02KC0OJ115 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Vitruvian |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, InfoAtoms (fs), Vitruvian, NetFilter |
| ViRobot | Adware.Vitruvian.1188472[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.Vitruvian.Win32.111, Downloader.Agent.Win32.283664, Trojan.DownloadAdmin.Win32.226 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 385 scan results for the SwiftSearch files. 129 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 11212243360bf81e92b757e53ef472d24198