Ding Ruan - 11% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Ding Ruan? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.HohoSearch and PUP.Optional.BrowseFox. The detection rate for the Ding Ruan files collected here is 11%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Ding Ruan 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 Ding Ruan digital signature with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Ding Ruan file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Ding Ruan:
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 Ding Ruan and that the file has not been tampered with.
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 examine the address for Ding Ruan, such as the street name, city and country.
thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Ding Ruan certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Ding Ruan Files
These are the Ding Ruan files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 2/57 | Drvcoretsk.exe |
| 3/54 | plscmmservice.exe |
| 5/57 | Anqhsttask.exe |
| 1/56 | x64explibss.dll |
| 6/55 | ghnadpsrv.exe |
| 3/57 | jjcscheduletask.exe |
| 9/56 | plscmmTask.exe |
| 4/56 | explibss.dll |
| 3/56 | ReujosestogleCmmS.xhtm5 |
| 3/53 | odtclienttsk.exe |
| 10/56 | MagetytofishclnFerkilesawaward.exe |
| 2/56 | ghmMntVevary.exe |
| 4/56 | nfileverbecultControlsrefsetames.exe |
| 2/56 | thcmppPhudise.exe |
| 5/58 | anerresCnfcqr.exe |
| 9/58 | hrsAgentstiition.exe |
| 2/56 | BgcbldTsk.exe |
| 5/57 | tfsmppTsk.exe |
| 4/57 | shefaleCloudtask.exe |
| 6/56 | Thevshhosttsk.exe |
| 7/57 | Anqhsttask.exe |
| 3/57 | tamisthivicultmapperservice.html5 |
| 3/57 | x64explibss.dll |
| 5/42 | ArerackServerTask.exe |
| 2/56 | SmgBldts.exe |
| 3/56 | arhcntservice.html5 |
| 4/56 | ArhCnttask.exe |
| 5/53 | odtclientsrv.html5 |
| 3/54 | coageph.dll |
| 1/54 | fisusyscheduleRetught.exe |
| 1/56 | shnCldphv.exe |
| 14/54 | jjcscheduleservice.exe |
| 5/54 | rakeryomarymntnqs.exe |
| 16/55 | GdgscheduleTask.exe |
| 28/55 | prerpophcchvarercult.exe |
| 5/55 | greguingrprsrv.html5 |
| 5/55 | rdncldksc.exe |
| 2/56 | ghmmntifuspvboge.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Ding Ruan files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Barys.2703 |
| AVG | Generic.B10, Agent, Generic_r.BEB, Generic.272, Generic_r.LSE |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Barys.2703, Application.Downloader.Sasquor.Gen.1 |
| AegisLab | AdWare.W32.Agent.mjlV, Adwareare.Adware.Pmie!c, Variant.Adware.Graftor.mB4w, Generic.R.Beb!c, Application.Downloader.Sasquor!c |
| AhnLab-V3 | Malware/Win32.Generic.N2057885654 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Barys.DA8F, Application.Downloader.Sasquor.Gen.1 |
| Avast | Win32:Malware-gen, Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.pmie, ADWARE/ELEX.ilby, ADWARE/Adware.otau, ADWARE/ELEX.xwfz, ADWARE/ELEX.xekc, ADWARE/Adware.fyac, ADWARE/Adware.igxt, ADWARE/Adware.xvyx, TR/Obfuscate.hnnd |
| Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9971, Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9995, Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9961 |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Barys.2703, Application.Downloader.Sasquor.Gen.1 |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt.Win32.Gen.A, ApplicUnwnt.Win32.HohoSearch.AA |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_89% (D), malicious_confidence_100% (D) |
| Cyren | W32/S-4ad9e2ff!Eldorado, W32/Trojan.SDUS-1853, W32/S-e2523b53!Eldorado, W32/S-a8979f37!Eldorado, W32/S-454bd20b!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.Mutabaha.1335, Adware.Mutabaha.1334, Adware.Mutabaha.1348, Adware.Mutabaha.1369, Adware.Mutabaha.1595 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/ELEX.IA potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NHT, Win32/Obfuscated.NHW, a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NGI, a variant of Win64/Obfuscated.B, a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NFX, a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NGK, a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NGV |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Barys.2703 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-4ad9e2ff!Eldorado, W32/S-e2523b53!Eldorado, W32/S-a8979f37!Eldorado, W32/S-454bd20b!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Barys.2703, Application.Downloader.Sasquor |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Elex, W32/Obfuscated.NGI!tr, PossibleThreat, W32/Obfuscated.NHG!tr |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Barys.2703, Win32.Trojan.Agent.OPKBQV, Application.Downloader.Sasquor.Gen.1 |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:Downloader.YeSearch, BHO.Win32.Sasquor, Trojan.Win64.Obfuscated, Trojan.Win32.Obfuscated |
| Invincea | generic.a, virus.win32.grenam.b |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004ef9631 ), Riskware ( 0049f6ae1 ), Trojan ( 004f364a1 ), Trojan ( 004f3c341 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004ef9631 ), Riskware ( 0049f6ae1 ), Trojan ( 004f364a1 ), Trojan ( 004f3c341 ) |
| Kaspersky | UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.BrowseFox, PUP.Optional.HohoSearch |
| McAfee | Artemis!9BFA117874BF, GenericRXAC-PY!D290116CE5AE, Artemis!2D11F11D70C1, GenericRXAC-PY!983CE7524751 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, GenericRXAC-PY!D290116CE5AE, Artemis!Trojan, GenericRXAC-PY!983CE7524751 |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Barys.2703, Application.Downloader.Sasquor.Gen.1 |
| Microsoft | BrowserModifier:Win32/Sasquor |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM10.1.0000.Malware.Gen, Win32/Trojan.bed, Win32/Virus.Adware.785, Win32/Application.Downloader.663 |
| Rising | Malware.BrowserModifier!8.282-W8VXK3w7bZB (Cloud), PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F], Malware.Undefined!8.C-dWYkd19U8dV (Cloud), Malware.Undefined!8.C-HLBhvS2p7BR (Cloud) |
| Sophos | Generic PUA DO (PUA), Generic PUA DH (PUA), Mal/Generic-S |
| Symantec | Heur.AdvML.B, Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Malware.Uzwi, Win32.Adware.Malware.Wpyc, Win32.Adware.Malware.Qpsx |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R00JC0EGQ16 |
| VBA32 | Malware-Cryptor.Win32.Vals.26 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Trojan.Obfuscated.Win32.72969 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 2276 scan reports for the Ding Ruan files. 248 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. 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:
- 6b809f957bf5c086c5093eab8ff90b1f
- 624759df285ba39531c992d92e2dec44
- 3d1b43ec39d309a9012c8748f9ddc585
- 5a95293a2da9c3ba3f8b18efa882a3ff
- 3204dd86aec0d770df114b42500efb92
- 529dfc65d4d9f98281b137c745a7e80d
- 7316356cf77d6e65af35d3effe6593ae
- 27c4341cbec6bacd5b6da37c16eaf76b
- 570cebc89ae82d0d51b2eb0ec039771d
- 21f96853566dac0e3d293ab960ed76c3
- 36fb03f48dbe0081e41cc8c969a1cc07
- 3331f4749c042b32dcf6ee222554151f
- 2ccf9340ce807cf00a62ddd5ce3225e1
- 7d515569ced1901a5773e9831d4f5987
- 5a78c1d8e042256455e165b8a383f5d0
- 3e115f9f91d4cdc57eff4d0bbeb79014
- 12dc235c1e0c370676a3e771a1c6f381
- 4d7ef5be1412a28565c0ea2b64976b7a
- 164ec8582565fbf04801aab3e7871d41
- 5cf1d937fda859cf27ffd12ee53a59b8
- 507d5ad82db83a280e209c5b7836a16a
- 01b52f2fdc10601e8e34de56d13b7938
- 63ff3c3a1eb641c60db1171e8e10cfbf
- 6c9771a5b0062ad40e050edabea19d30
- 0634467dcfb93d98bd28fb065996c811