| ID | 6278392 |
| Released | Feb 07, 2018 |
| Description Updated | Jul 24, 2014 |
Detection Availability
| FortiGate | |
|---|---|
| Extended |
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| FortiClient |
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| FortiMail |
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| FortiSandbox |
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| FortiWeb |
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| Web Application Firewall |
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| FortiIsolator |
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| FortiDeceptor |
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| FortiEDR |
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Threat Profile
Aliases:- Adware.BrowseFox.V
- Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
- Adware-WebShield application
- Amonetize
- Browse Fox
- BrowseFox-FBB application
- Downloader-FAEU!5CAB158C201D trojan
- Gen:Variant.Adware.Netfilter.2
- Gen:Variant.Mikey.52823
- not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.
Riskware is a term for potentially unwanted or dangerous software programs that do not fall under Adware. They could be legitimate software applications that may be misused and pose possible security risks to users.
Update History
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-26 | 91.07317 | |
| 2023-09-21 | 91.07176 | |
| 2023-09-20 | 91.07147 | |
| 2023-09-20 | 91.07136 | |
| 2023-09-20 | 91.07130 | |
| 2023-09-19 | 91.07104 | |
| 2023-09-12 | 91.06894 | |
| 2023-09-12 | 91.06891 | |
| 2023-09-12 | 91.06890 | |
| 2023-09-05 | 91.06684 |
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Threat Encyclopedia
Riskware/NetFilter
Analysis
Riskware/NetFilter is a highly generic detection for a set of Riskware samples. Most of these samples are unwanted application and may carry undesirable components during installation.
Since this is a generic detection, malware that are detected as Riskware/NetFilter may have varying behaviour.
- Below are some samples of illustration we observed during the tests of several samples:
- Figure 1: Installer.
- Figure 2: Installer.
- Figure 3: Installer.
- Figure 4: Application.
- Figure 5: Installer.
- Figure 6: Installer.
Recommended Action
- Make sure that your FortiGate/FortiClient system is using the latest AV database.
- Quarantine/delete files that are detected and replace infected files with clean backup copies.
