swizzlebiz - 37% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from swizzlebiz? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) and Artemis!9BED7C84D2B6. The detection rate for the swizzlebiz files collected here is 37%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see swizzlebiz when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where swizzlebiz appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the swizzlebiz certificate with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the swizzlebiz file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by swizzlebiz:

Screenshot of the swizzlebiz certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by swizzlebiz and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above, you can view 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 see the address for swizzlebiz, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the swizzlebiz certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

swizzlebiz Files

The following are the swizzlebiz files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
19/51SwizzleBizbho.dll

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the swizzlebiz files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
ComodoApplication.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
DrWebTrojan.BPlug.17
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F
FortinetAdware/Agent
Ikarusnot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx
KingsoftWin32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud)
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.SwizzleBiz.A
McAfeeArtemis!9BED7C84D2B6
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!9BED7C84D2B6
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Agent.cqycvd
SUPERAntiSpywareAdware.BrowseFox/Variant
SophosGeneric PUA JA
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V0310
VBA32AdWare.Agent
VIPREYontoo (fs)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 51 scan reports for the swizzlebiz files. 19 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 done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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