Innovative Apps - 12% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Innovative Apps? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as GamePlayLabs (v) and Win32:Installer-M [Adw]. The detection rate for the Innovative Apps files collected here is 12%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see Innovative Apps 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 Innovative Apps appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Innovative Apps certificate with the following steps:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Innovative Apps:

Screenshot of the Innovative Apps certificate

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 Innovative Apps and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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 see the address for Innovative Apps, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Innovative Apps certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

Innovative Apps Files

The following are the Innovative Apps files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
7/47Solid Savings-bho.dll
5/46Deal Spy.dll
2/46Supreme Savings.dll
8/47Updater26278.exe
6/48Solid Savings.dll
7/48Solid Savings-bho.dll
3/47Discount Buddy.dll
4/46Discount Buddy-bho.dll
2/46Supreme Savings.dll
1/46Supreme Savings.dll
16/45Supreme Savings.dll
2/47Tiger Savings-bg.exe
8/47Solid Savings.dll
8/47Solid Savings-bho.dll
7/48SolidSavings[1]
3/46Tiger Savings.dll
9/48Deal Spy.dll
5/47Supreme Savings.dll
8/47Updater26766.exe
6/46TigerSavings.exe
7/47Tiger Savings.dll
7/47Updater12767.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Innovative Apps files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGSmartShopper.G
AntiVirAdware/VidSaver.1.119
AvastWin32:Installer-M [Adw], Win32:Crossrider-C [PUP]
Baidu-InternationalTrojan.Win32.Toolbar.An
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1
ComodoApplicUnwnt
DrWebAdware.Plugin.73, Adware.Plugin.88, Trojan.Crossrider.1, Adware.Downware.1054
ESET-NOD32probably a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.A, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.A, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.C, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.H, Win32/Packed.ScrambleWrapper.A, Win32/Packed.ScrambleWrapper.C
EmsisoftRiskware.Win32.Toolbar.CrossRider.AMN (A), Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 (B)
F-SecureGen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1
FortinetAdware/Fam.NB
GDataWin32.Trojan.Agent.PJ8N0B, Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1, Win32.Trojan.Agent.BEYN98, Win32.Trojan.Agent.08IFKK, Win32.Trojan.Agent.BC0J0F, Win32.Trojan.Agent.DCH5IW
IkarusAdWare.Win32.CouponCompanion, Win32.SuspectCrc
K7AntiVirusRiskware
KingsoftWin32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.CrossRider, Spyware.Password
McAfeeArtemis!F0C24ECC6070, Artemis!D2792215D54D, Artemis!8F46487A9E9C, Artemis!470630B7C1F9, Artemis!DCA9338F4512, Artemis!D544C330255C
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!F0C24ECC6070, Artemis!D2792215D54D, Artemis!8F46487A9E9C, Artemis!470630B7C1F9, Artemis!DCA9338F4512, Artemis!D544C330255C
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1
PCToolsAdware.Crossid!rem
SophosAppRider
SymantecSecurityRisk.Downldr, Adware.Crossid, WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V0430, TROJ_GEN.RCBH1CL, TROJ_GEN.F47V0307, TROJ_GEN.F47V0411, TROJ_GEN.F47V0427, TROJ_GEN.F47V0718, TROJ_GEN.F47V0409, TROJ_GEN.F47V0405, TROJ_GEN.F47V0528
VIPREGamePlayLabs (v)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 1075 scan reports for the Innovative Apps files. 131 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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