Coupons, Inc. - 7% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Coupons, Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as a variant of Win32/Adware.Coupons.AA and Adware.Coupons.38. The detection rate for the Coupons, Inc. files collected here is 7%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see Coupons, Inc. when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Coupons, Inc. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Coupons, Inc. certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Coupons, Inc.:

Screenshot of the Coupons, Inc. certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Coupons, Inc. and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 view the address for Coupons, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Coupons, Inc. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

Coupons, Inc. Files

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

Detection RatioFile Name
1/43cpnprt2.cid
4/54CouponPrinterService.exe
1/48CouponPrinter (2).exe
7/55cpnprt2x64.cid
2/55CouponPrinterService.exe
19/55CouponPrinter.exe
1/57couponprinterservice.exe
1/56CouponPrinterService.exe
4/54uninstall.exe
10/56CouponPrinterCPS.exe
8/53CouponPrinterService.exe
3/62couponprinterservice.exe
6/48COUPON~1.DLL
3/47CouponPrinter.exe
2/47couponprinter.exe
1/56couponprinter.exe
1/57cpnprt2win32.cid
6/56couponprinterservice.exe
9/55CouponPrinterService.exe
13/56cpnprt2win32.cid
7/55COUPON~1.OCX
6/53cpnprt2wsx64.cid
9/57CouponPrinterCPS.exe
12/57cpnprt2win32.cid
0/53cpnprt2win32.cid
0/46cpnprt2x64.cid
0/51couponprinterservice.exe
0/51CouponPrinterService.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Coupons, Inc. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVwareAdware.Win32.Coupons
Ad-AwareAdware.Generic.1458224
AegisLabAdwareare.Coupons.Gen!c, AdWare.W32.Coupons.w!c
AgnitumPUA.Coupons!, Adware.Softomate!T2vQT2ytToI
AlibabaAdWare:Win32/Coupons.e0fb9a30
AntiVirAdware/Softomate.AD.3
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Coupons.w
AvastWin32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AviraADWARE/Coupons.3030296, ADWARE/Coupons.3030672, ADWARE/Coupons.477712, ADWARE/Coupons.jqvx, ADWARE/Coupons.auvnk
BkavW32.HfsAdware.300E, W64.HfsAdware.300E
ByteHeroVirus.Win32.Part.i
CAT-QuickHealAdWare.Coupons.r5 (Not a Virus)
ClamAVWin.Adware.Coupons-4
ComodoApplication.Win32.AdWare.Coupons.T, Application.Win32.Coupons.b, ApplicUnwnt, Application.Win32.Coupons.~AA
CyrenW32/Adware.UQTL-1509, W32/Coupon.A.gen!Eldorado
DrWebAdware.Coupons.42, Adware.Coupons.38, Adware.Coupons.36
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Adware.Coupons.AA, probably a variant of Win32/Adware.Softomate.AD
FortinetAdware/Coupons, Riskware/Coupons
GDataWin32.Application.Agent.FEZ5SO, Win32.Application.Agent.W86PTO
GridinsoftAdware.Gen.vl!c
Ikarusnot-a-virus:AdWare.Coupons, PUA.Coupons
Invinceavirus.win32.parite.a
JiangminAdWare.Coupons.a, AdWare.Coupons.g, AdWare/Coupons.o, AdWare.Coupons.m, AdWare.Coupons.d
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 004d8a321 ), Adware ( 004d88711 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ), Adware ( 004db7041 )
K7GWAdware ( 004d8a321 ), Adware ( 004db7041 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ), Adware ( 004d88711 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Coupons.w
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Coupons, Adware.Hebogo
MicroWorld-eScanWin32/Adware.Softomate.AD (ES)
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win64.Coupons.dzrkfa
PandaPUP/CouponPrinter, PUP/Multitoolbar
Qihoo-360Win32/Virus.Adware.806, Win32/Virus.Adware.df8, Win32/Virus.Adware.cf9
RisingPE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F]
SUPERAntiSpywarePUP.CouponPrinter/Variant, PUP.Coupons/Variant
SophosCoupon Print Master, CouponBar
TencentWin32.Adware.Coupons.Wuqy
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V0918
VBA32AdWare.Coupons
VIPREAdware.Win32.Coupons
ViRobotAdware.Coupons.477680[h]
YandexPUA.Coupons!
ZillyaTrojan.FakeAV.Win32.318913, Adware.Coupons.Win32.22, Downloader.Upatre.Win32.57905, Adware.CouponsCRTD.Win32.173, Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.140227, Adware.Coupons.Win32.47, Adware.CrossRider.Win32.26803

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 2024 scan results for the Coupons, Inc. files. 136 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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