neurowise - 28% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by neurowise? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Generic.DD9. The detection rate for the neurowise files collected here is 28%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see neurowise when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the neurowise certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the neurowise 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 digitally signed by neurowise:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by neurowise 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, etc. You can also view the address for neurowise, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the neurowise certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
neurowise Files
These are the neurowise files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 34/55 | neurowisebho.dll |
| 7/53 | neurowise.PurBrowse64.exe |
| 18/55 | {fe651286-52a1-461b-a17a-f258b4b81968}w64.sys |
| 9/55 | {fe651286-52a1-461b-a17a-f258b4b81968}64.dll |
| 7/54 | updateneurowise.exe |
| 22/55 | {fe651286-52a1-461b-a17a-f258b4b81968}w64.sys |
| 20/55 | neurowise[1].dll |
| 18/55 | {fe651286-52a1-461b-a17a-f258b4b81968}w64.sys |
| 9/55 | neurowiseSetup.exe |
| 9/54 | updateneurowise.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the neurowise files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | BrowseFox.F, Generic.DD9 |
| AVware | Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.BV, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Agnitum | PUA.Agent!, Riskware.NetFilter!, Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Trojan/Win64.SwiftBrowse, PUP/Win32.Helper |
| AntiVir | APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.LinkSwift |
| Avast | Win64:BrowseFox-A [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen, APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bF, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.BAR, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.BD, Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.BH, Adware.Win64.BrowseFox.bAR, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BO, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bC |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.BV, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-284, Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.17, Tool.NetFilter.1, Tool.NetFilter.313, Trojan.BPlug.141, Trojan.BPlug.181 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F, Win64/BrowseFox.D, a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H, a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.CG, a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O, Win32/BrowseFox.C |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4 (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.BV (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/BadBHO.AW.gen!Eldorado, W64/A-abca7297!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.BV, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Fortinet | Adware/Agent, Riskware/BrowseFox |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.BV, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent, PUA.RiskWare.NetFilter, AdWare.BrowseFox |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 050000001 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Neurowise.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!C70479920B92, Artemis!46C8A75D00AB, Artemis!53D591B9F536, Artemis!5689AFE2E3EC, Artemis!720414B91684 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, Artemis!PUP, Artemis!5689AFE2E3EC |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.BV, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek, Riskware.Win64.NetFilter.dihwdf, Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | Malware.Radar03.Gen, HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.80e |
| Rising | NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA BF, Browse Fox, Generic PUA OB |
| Symantec | Adware.Adpopup, Trojan.Gen.2, SecurityRisk.Downldr, Trojan.ADH.2 |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Agent.Swam, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Dyqv, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Lmkj |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0810, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1113, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0827, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0725 |
| VIPRE | Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Agent.Win32.9068, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14 |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.249632.B, Adware.SwiftBrowse.BV, Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.247072, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 546 scan reports for the neurowise files. 153 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 6d39162ad22ef7230d6d19fe64da8198