web waltz - 43% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from web waltz? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH and Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4. The detection rate for the web waltz files collected here is 43%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice web waltz when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the additional details from the web waltz digital signature with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the web waltz file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by web waltz:
As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by web waltz 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, and so on. You can also see the address for web waltz, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the web waltz certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
web waltz Files
These are the web waltz files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 29/57 | webwaltzbho.dll |
| 12/53 | utilwebwaltz.exe |
| 30/56 | {dcc43f0e-0375-4297-b3aa-babe5be12ab1}gw64.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the web waltz files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| AVG | BrowseFox.F, Generic.8F7 |
| AVware | Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a |
| Avast | Win32:BrowseFox-BD [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2, ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.F, Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.G, Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.8363, W64.HfsAdware.8363 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK |
| Cyren | W32/BadBHO.AW.gen!Eldorado, W32/S-e8c6878a!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.BPlug.17, Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F potentially unwanted, a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4 (B), Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/BadBHO.AW.gen!Eldorado, W64/A-59c9c70a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| Jiangmin | Adware/Agent.izz, AdWare/Yotoon.tv |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9aa1 ), Adware ( 700000121 ), Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9aa1 ), Adware ( 700000121 ), Adware ( 0040f9f21 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.WebWaltz.A |
| McAfee | BrowseFox-FWI, Artemis!154F783C9F43 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BrowseFox-FWI, BehavesLike.Win64.PUPAmonetize.ph |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Agent.cuenda |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Symantec | Yontoo.C!gen1 |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Agent.Suxm, Win64.Adware.Bp-sys.Zuxl |
| TrendMicro | HS_BROWSEFOX.SM |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | HS_BROWSEFOX.SM |
| VIPRE | Yontoo (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Agent.Win32.9570, Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14 |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.249632.C, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 166 scan results for the web waltz files. 71 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 5fd8087829e831da83f74489b52d1dff