YellowSoft Inc - 33% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from YellowSoft Inc? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as W32/IBrain.D.gen!Eldorado and Adware.InstallBrain. The detection rate for the YellowSoft Inc files collected here is 33%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice YellowSoft Inc when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view additional details from the YellowSoft Inc certificate with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the YellowSoft Inc file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by YellowSoft Inc:
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 YellowSoft Inc 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 YellowSoft Inc, such as the street name, city and country.
Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority has issued the YellowSoft Inc certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
YellowSoft Inc Files
These are the YellowSoft Inc files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 14/48 | eTypeSetup.exe |
| 32/56 | ibsvc.exe |
| 4/45 | ibsvc.exe |
| 23/48 | ibsvc.exe |
| 6/44 | ibsvc.exe |
| 5/46 | ibsvc.exe |
| 5/46 | ibsvc.exe |
| 13/47 | ibsvc.exe |
| 21/48 | Video Performer63659.exe |
| 37/56 | ibsvc.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the YellowSoft Inc files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | MalSign.Generic.249, AdInstaller.InstallBrain, Suspicion: unknown virus, Downloader.Generic13.BPYU |
| AVware | InstallBrain (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A |
| Agnitum | Adware.BrainInst! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-PUP/InstallBrain |
| AntiVir | Adware/InstallBrain.T |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.BrainInst.u, AdWare/Win32.BrainInst |
| Avast | Win32:InstallBrain-AI [PUP], Win32:Installer-AB [PUP], Win32:InstallBrain-AE [PUP], Win32:InstallBrain-AG [PUP] |
| Avira | APPL/InstallBrain.Gen |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Agent.45 |
| BitDefender | Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A, Adware.Generic.551700 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.B278 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | TrojanDownloader.Brantall.A5 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Installbrain-111 |
| Commtouch | W32/IBrain.D.gen!Eldorado |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.InstallBrain.AC, Application.Win32.InstallBrain.AF, Application.Win32.InstallBrain.AE |
| Cyren | W32/IBrain.D.gen!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.Downware.1295, Adware.Downware.887, Adware.Downware.936, Adware.Downware.981 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/InstallBrain.W, a variant of Win32/InstallBrain.T, a variant of Win32/InstallBrain.U, a variant of Win32/InstallBrain.T potentially unwanted |
| F-Prot | W32/IBrain.D.gen!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Application.Bundler.InstallBrain, Adware.Generic.551700 |
| Fortinet | Adware/BrainInst, Riskware/InstallBrain, Adware/InstallBrain.OP |
| GData | Win32.Application.InstallBrain.B, Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A, Adware.Generic.551700 |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/BrainInst.h, AdWare/BrainInst.ae |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware, Adware ( 0040f5df1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware, Adware ( 0040f5df1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrainInst.u |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | Adware.InstallBrain |
| McAfee | Artemis!838D319E4178 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.jc, Artemis!838D319E4178, Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.D |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A, Adware.Generic.551700 |
| Microsoft | TrojanDownloader:Win32/Brantall.B, TrojanDownloader:Win32/Brantall.C |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Downware.crnrmv, Riskware.Win32.BrainInst.ctnrdg |
| Panda | PUP/Ibups |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.DL.Win32.Brantall.a!1075356204 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.InstallBrain/Variant |
| Sophos | InstallBrain |
| TotalDefense | Win32/Tnega.DaQCcf |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0302 |
| VBA32 | Downware.InstallBrain, AdWare.BrainInst |
| VIPRE | InstallBrain (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.BrainInst.Win32.51, Adware.BrainInst.Win32.17 |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.BrainInst.669496 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 484 scan reports for the YellowSoft Inc files. 160 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 4ec8ffef413cdc