INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. - 9% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as InstallerTech (fs) and PUA_OpenDownload. The detection rate for the INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. files collected here is 9%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. digital signature with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO.:

Screenshot of the INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. 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, and so on. You can also view the address for INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. Files

These are the INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
2/50Setup_OSU.exe
5/57Setup_ODM.exe
12/61Setup_ODM.exe
7/52SoftwareUpdater.exe
8/63optin[1].php

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVwareInstallerTech (fs)
AegisLabPua.Gen!c
BaiduWin32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9750
BkavW32.HfsAdware.5A92
DrWebAdware.Downware.2519, Adware.Downware.14566, Adware.Downware.1441, Adware.Downware.3736, Adware.Downware.17405
ESET-NOD32Win32/Wajam.AM potentially unwanted
Invinceavirus.win32.sality.at
McAfeeArtemis!16336C16E5FA, Artemis!07B53C069CD7, Artemis!11F44679A2A4
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!Trojan, Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-PKR.G, Artemis
PandaPUP/PCAcceleratePro
RisingNS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF, Malware.Undefined!8.C (cloud:VgwChxDCeIG)
SUPERAntiSpywarePUP.InstallerTech/Variant
SophosOpen Download Manager (PUA), Installer Technology Co
TrendMicroPUA_OpenDownload
TrendMicro-HouseCallPUA_OpenDownload, TROJ_GEN.F47V0528
VBA32suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
VIPREInstallerTech (fs)
WebrootPua.Installertech, W32.Adware.Gen
ZillyaAdware.DownwareCRTD.Win32.2451, Adware.OpenSUpdaterCRTD.Win32.12081

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 382 scan reports for the INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO. files. 34 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review 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 INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO.. These are the signer names:

The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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