browse pulse - 51% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from browse pulse? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.BrowseFox.CV and Adware.BrowseFox.CJ. The detection rate for the browse pulse files collected here is 51%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably notice browse pulse when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the browse pulse certificate with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the browse pulse file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by browse pulse:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by browse pulse and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 view the address for browse pulse, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the browse pulse certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
browse pulse Files
The following are the browse pulse files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 15/56 | ed8e593d-1965-4e45-9d55-d56162dcde14.dll |
| 23/56 | Plugin.exe |
| 34/56 | ed8e593d-1965-4e45-9d55-d56162dcde14.dll |
| 42/57 | ed8e593d-1965-4e45-9d55-d56162dcde14.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the browse pulse files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.BrowseFox.CJ, Adware.BrowseFox.CV |
| AVG | BrowseFox.C38, AdPlugin.DTP |
| AVware | Yontoo (fs), Adware.BrowseFox |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.BrowseFox.CJ, Adware.BrowseFox.CV |
| AegisLab | Adware.Browsefox.Gen!c |
| Agnitum | PUA.BrowseFox! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| Arcabit | Adware.BrowseFox.CV |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-JM [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu | Win32.Adware.BrowseFox.f |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.brpl |
| BitDefender | Adware.BrowseFox.CJ, Adware.BrowseFox.CV |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.8C15 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Browsepuls.Gen |
| Cyren | W32/S-9cde2735!Eldorado, W32/S-a360f769!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Yontoo.1757 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.AF potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BA potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Adware.BrowseFox.CJ (B), Adware.BrowseFox.CV (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-9cde2735!Eldorado, W32/S-a360f769!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.BrowseFox.CJ, Adware.BrowseFox.CV |
| Fortinet | Riskware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Adware.BrowseFox.CJ, Adware.BrowseFox.CV |
| Ikarus | AdWare.BrowseFox |
| Jiangmin | Adware/Agent.azmd, Adware/Agent.atjt, Adware/Agent.omh |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004b5ce11 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004b5ce11 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.BrowsePulse.SID.A, PUP.Optional.BrowsePulse |
| McAfee | BrowseFox-FRR |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox-FRR, BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.ch |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.BrowseFox.CJ, Adware.BrowseFox.CV |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Agent.dtonlr, Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dpgswu |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| Rising | PE:Malware.BrowseFox!6.263B |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.RollAround/Variant |
| Sophos | Browse Fox, Browse Fox (PUA) |
| Symantec | PUA.Yontoo.C, SAPE.Heur.A4CD2 |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Hvth, Win32.Risk.Adware.Dziw |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R00UC0ODP15, TROJ_GEN.R002C0EDF16 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Agent |
| VIPRE | Yontoo (fs), Adware.BrowseFox |
| ViRobot | Adware.BrowseFox.145648.LB[h] |
| Yandex | PUA.BrowseFox! |
| Zillya | Trojan.Katusha.Win32.37634 |
| nProtect | Adware.BrowseFox.CJ, Adware.BrowseFox.CV |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 225 scan results for the browse pulse files. 114 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 57cd114a677c4f8533b1413cc2ef840f