Amazing Apps - 25% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Amazing Apps? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as GamePlayLabs (v) and Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider. The detection rate for the Amazing Apps files collected here is 25%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Amazing Apps when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Amazing Apps certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Amazing Apps file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screengrab of a file signed by Amazing Apps:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Amazing Apps 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, and so on. You can also view the address for Amazing Apps, such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Amazing Apps certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
Amazing Apps Files
The following are the Amazing Apps files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 22/48 | Vid-Saver.dll |
| 14/48 | Savings Sidekick.exe |
| 17/48 | Giant Savings.dll |
| 20/45 | Savings Sidekick.dll |
| 9/45 | Shopping Sidekick.dll |
| 14/47 | Giant Savings.dll |
| 20/47 | Giant Savings.dll |
| 16/46 | I Want This.dll |
| 21/47 | Savings Sidekick.dll |
| 15/44 | SavingsApp.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Amazing Apps files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1, Adware.Generic.482403 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.BHO.45, Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.CrossRider, Trojan.Win32.Agent.abd |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1, Adware.Generic.482403 |
| Bkav | W32.Cloddc7.Trojan.40dd, W32.Clodbe6.Trojan.8a4c |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Adware.Crossid (Not a Virus) |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Vidsaver |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt, UnclassifiedMalware, Application.Win32.CrossRider.~A |
| DrWeb | Adware.Bho.3849, Adware.Plugin.24 |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.E |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 (B), Adware.Generic.482403 (B), Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.CrossRider.AMN (A) |
| F-Prot | W32/VidSav.A.gen!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1, Adware.Generic.482403 |
| Fortinet | Adware/Fam.NB, Riskware/Fam.NB |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1, Adware.Generic.482403 |
| Ikarus | Win32.SuspectCrc, AdWare.VidSaver |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Adware |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud), Win32.Heur.KVMF58.hy.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.CrossRider.SSK, PUP.215Apps, PUP.GamePlayLabs, Adware.GamePlayLabs, PUP.CrossFire.SA |
| McAfee | Artemis!AD89B8689D20, Downloader-CTX, GenericTRA-BD!4F49CCEB942F |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!AD89B8689D20, Downloader-CTX, GenericTRA-BD!4F49CCEB942F |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1, Adware.Generic.482403 |
| PCTools | Adware.Crossid!rem |
| Sophos | AppRider, Generic PUA EA |
| Symantec | Adware.Crossid |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_SPNR.29HF12, ADW_GAMEPLABS, ADW_BHO, TROJ_SPNR.29BC13, ADW_GAMEPLAYLABS |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_SPNR.29HF12, TROJ_GEN.RCBH1K3, ADW_GAMEPLABS, ADW_BHO, TROJ_SPNR.29BC13, ADW_GAMEPLAYLABS |
| VIPRE | GamePlayLabs (v) |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.A.Downloader.489472.BID, Adware.Agent.441728 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 679 scan results for the Amazing Apps files. 168 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:
- 2e307885017928b61d4f2cef5eb10a05