Kometa LLC - 35% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Kometa LLC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Generic.14863237 and Trojan.Generic.14508751. The detection rate for the Kometa LLC files collected here is 35%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Kometa LLC when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Kometa LLC digital signature with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Kometa LLC file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Kometa LLC:
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 Kometa LLC 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 see the address for Kometa LLC, such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 and COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Kometa LLC certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Kometa LLC Files
The following are the Kometa LLC files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 3/55 | kometaup.exe |
| 16/56 | kometaup.exe |
| 26/57 | kometaup.exe |
| 33/56 | kometaup.exe |
| 20/56 | kometaup.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Kometa LLC files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Strictor.80777, Trojan.Generic.14508751, Trojan.Generic.14863237 |
| AVG | Win32/DH{gRIggRMkIgMPJXyBDmQ}, Win32/DH{gRKBEyADDyQiJXyBDmQ}, Kometa.DA1, BundleApp.IUO |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Strictor.80777, Trojan.Generic.14508751, Trojan.Generic.14863237 |
| Agnitum | Trojan.Agent!+wCQb/DXkNw, Trojan.Agent!NzK9klwBbKQ, Trojan.Agent!VlNxxKXFsv0 |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Generic, PUP/Win32.LoadMoney |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan[:HEUR]/Win32.AGeneric |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Generic.DE2CB85 |
| Avira | PUA/LoadMoney.1106528, PUA/Kometa.Gen |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.RuKometa.H |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Strictor.80777, Trojan.Generic.14508751, Trojan.Generic.14863237 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.CA20 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.LoadMoney.371, Trojan.LoadMoney.587, Trojan.LoadMoney.634, Trojan.LoadMoney.681 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/RuKometa.H potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Strictor.80777 (B), Trojan.Generic.14508751 (B), Trojan.Generic.14863237 (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Strictor.80777, Trojan.Generic.14508751, Trojan.Generic.14863237 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/RuKometa |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Strictor.80777, Trojan.Generic.14508751, Trojan.Generic.14863237 |
| Ikarus | Win32.SuspectCrc |
| Jiangmin | Trojan/Generic.bulde, Trojan/Generic.byitf |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004bd4f61 ), Adware ( 004c86c31 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004bd4f61 ), Adware ( 004c86c31 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.RuKometa |
| McAfee | Artemis!D062C5020E8F, Artemis!FDD4574ED680, Artemis!B6AA2B4429C9, Artemis!9BB45380DAF6 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!Trojan, Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Strictor.80777, Trojan.Generic.14508751, Trojan.Generic.14863237 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.LoadMoney.duggky, Trojan.Win32.LoadMoney.dqxvwd |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen, Trj/Chgt.O |
| Sophos | Kometa Ru, Kometa Ru (PUA) |
| Symantec | WS.Reputation.1 |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.F0CBC0UHD15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0331, TROJ_GEN.R08NH09ED15 |
| VBA32 | Signed-Adware.RuKometa |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Kometa.1106528[h], Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.1071192[h] |
| Zillya | Trojan.Black.Win32.38044 |
| nProtect | Trojan.Generic.14508751, Trojan.Generic.14863237 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 280 scan results for the Kometa LLC files. 98 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 789700b04617455b34e1cd6d18230cc0
- 650a6b1174650a2e197862fe54e2519d