Adpeak, Inc. - 5% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Adpeak, Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Adpeak (fs) and AdPeak. The detection rate for the Adpeak, Inc. files collected here is 5%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Adpeak, Inc. when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Adpeak, Inc. digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Adpeak, Inc. file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Adpeak, Inc.:
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 Adpeak, Inc. and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 view the address for Adpeak, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1 and DigiCert EV Code Signing CA has issued the Adpeak, Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Adpeak, Inc. Files
These are the Adpeak, Inc. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 3/50 | netfilter64.sys |
| 3/49 | netfilter64.sys |
| 2/47 | levelqualitywatcher64.exe |
| 4/46 | levelqualitywatcher32.exe |
| 5/48 | levelqualitywatcher64.exe |
| 2/47 | levelqualitywatcher32.exe |
| 3/49 | levelqualitywatcher32.exe |
| 10/50 | levelqualitywatcher64.exe |
| 4/48 | IECore.dll |
| 3/51 | RrSavings.dll |
| 1/48 | MSI1008.tmp |
| 3/48 | levelqualitywatcher64.exe |
| 1/47 | IECore.dll |
| 3/48 | MSI6E.tmp |
| 3/48 | levelqualitywatcher64.exe |
| 2/46 | levelqualitywatcher32.exe |
| 1/43 | IECore.dll |
| 0/54 | netfilter64.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Adpeak, Inc. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | MalSign.Adpeak.9A7 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Shopper.387 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/AdWare.Adpeak.B, a variant of Win64/Adware.Adpeak.B, a variant of Win64/Adware.Adpeak.C |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Adpeak |
| McAfee | RDN/Generic PUP.x!bs3 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | RDN/Generic PUP.x!bs3 |
| Sophos | AdPeak |
| Symantec | Adware.Adpeak |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0208, TROJ_GEN.F47V0131, TROJ_GEN.F47V1219, TROJ_GEN.F47V1204, TROJ_GEN.F47V0128, TROJ_GEN.F47V1203, TROJ_GEN.F47V0416, TROJ_GEN.F47V1126 |
| VIPRE | Adware.Adpeak (fs) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 1028 scan results for the Adpeak, Inc. files. 53 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
In the analysis on this page I grouped all certificates where the signer name is set to upper and lower case variants of Adpeak, Inc.. These are the signer names:
- Adpeak, Inc.
- ADPEAK, INC.
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 0e4c86026b3f1f3bdbedf4da58e8ff09
- 0a6e05774a7ef05b65e3577f6a37aedc