linkswift - 12% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by linkswift? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.LinkSwift.A and not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.LinkSwift.a. The detection rate for the linkswift files collected here is 12%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see linkswift when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the additional details from the linkswift digital signature with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the linkswift file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by linkswift:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by linkswift 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 linkswift, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the linkswift certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
linkswift Files
The following are the linkswift files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 2/51 | XTLSApp.exe |
| 5/46 | updatelinkswift.exe |
| 4/47 | LinkSwiftbho.dll |
| 7/48 | LinkSwiftbho.dll |
| 4/48 | updatelinkswift.exe |
| 3/47 | updatelinkswift.exe |
| 4/51 | updateLinkSwift.exe |
| 14/54 | {25d71abf-7776-46f5-a269-9951331f9030}w.sys |
| 1/46 | desktop.exe |
| 15/50 | utilLinkSwift.exe |
| 9/50 | LinkSwiftBHO.dll |
| 1/48 | LinkSwift.BrowserAdapterS.dll |
| 19/55 | LinkSwiftBHO.dll |
| 3/48 | LinkSwiftbho.dll |
| 10/50 | LinkSwiftBHO.dll |
| 1/51 | tstlib.sys |
| 7/53 | {25d71abf-7776-46f5-a269-9951331f9030}w64.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the linkswift files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | BrowseFox.F |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Yontoo (fs) |
| Agnitum | PUA.Yotoon!, Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Adware/Win32.Downloader |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.LinkSwift, AdWare/Win32.Agent, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-H [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.bBC, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bO |
| Bkav | HW32.Laneul.wwko |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-79 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM |
| DrWeb | Adware.Plugin.100, Trojan.BPlug.35, Trojan.BPlug.123, Adware.Searcher.2574, Trojan.BPlug.22, Trojan.BPlug.17, Trojan.BPlug.141 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.A, Win32/BrowseFox.E, probably a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.A, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.G, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.BC, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O |
| F-Prot | W32/A-dd00b781!Eldorado |
| Fortinet | Adware/LinkSwift |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.LinkSwift, AdWare.BrowseFox, AdWare.Win32.LinkSwift |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Yotoon.l |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.LinkSwift.a |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.LinkSwift.a.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.LinkSwift.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!670EECFD0593, Artemis!CAEADE48507C, Artemis!5476015FC594 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!670EECFD0593, Artemis, Artemis!5476015FC594 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Yotoon.ddghtt, Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek, Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA FJ, Generic PUA BG, BrowseSmart |
| Symantec | Yontoo.C |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0904, TROJ_GEN.F47V1011, TROJ_GEN.F47V0906, TROJ_GEN.F47V1004, TROJ_GEN.F47V0225, TROJ_GEN.F47V0928, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0626 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Win64.Yotoon, AdWare.Agent |
| VIPRE | Adware.Agent, Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.65312.A |
| Zillya | Adware.Yotoon.Win64.1, Adware.LinkSwift.Win32.175 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 888 scan results for the linkswift files. 109 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review 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:
- 3ad03d814d9e16358271d2ca8a94ab42