Rational Thought Solutions - 25% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Rational Thought Solutions? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.G.gen and Downloader.CBD. The detection rate for the Rational Thought Solutions files collected here is 25%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Rational Thought Solutions when clicking to run 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 Rational Thought Solutions digital signature with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Rational Thought Solutions file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Rational Thought Solutions:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Rational Thought Solutions and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 see the address for Rational Thought Solutions, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Rational Thought Solutions certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Rational Thought Solutions Files
These are the Rational Thought Solutions files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 13/54 | cyxjvtrdme.exe |
| 13/55 | DlpOiYC.exe |
| 17/55 | daifny.exe |
| 13/55 | dTSyKprXR.exe |
| 12/56 | FZVxnbWv.exe |
| 4/56 | egBudiQXdjk.exe |
| 12/55 | aULOtaokYYh.exe |
| 8/57 | PQyhtrK.exe |
| 14/55 | trmrleecip.exe |
| 11/55 | telXlQylE.exe |
| 8/53 | cFKEYa.exe |
| 14/55 | IosqHuSwzWD.exe |
| 16/56 | MnooKwF.dll |
| 13/55 | duadfwg.exe |
| 13/56 | ljpogcehfth.exe |
| 14/57 | VDTNRfnHGpt.exe |
| 5/55 | zNKOVus.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Rational Thought Solutions files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Downloader.CBD, Downloader.BSH, Generic.3D5 |
| AVware | MSIL.Adware.PullUpdate, Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, PullUpdate |
| Agnitum | PUA.PullUpdate! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.TSULoader |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, GrayWare[AdWare]/MSIL.PullUpdate.bb |
| Arcabit | PUP.Adware.PullUpdate.eap |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.Gen7, ADWARE/PullUpdate.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.PullUpdate.80, Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.bG, Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.BG, Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.G, Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.81 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.A3CE |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren | W32/PullUpdate.B.gen!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.Yontoo.55, Adware.Yontoo.68 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.G.gen, a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.K.gen |
| F-Prot | W32/PullUpdate.B.gen!Eldorado |
| Fortinet | Adware/PullUpdate |
| Ikarus | PUA.Downloader |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/MSIL.joc |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004b06651 ), Hacktool ( 655367771 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.PullUpdate.bb |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.StormAlert.A, PUP.Optional.HealthAlert.A, PUP.Optional.CouponAlert.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!F11F1B46DA21, Artemis!79AAC62C5F43, Artemis!F38276146128, Artemis!9A8139FF08B1, Artemis!89B8A71B6134, Artemis!D789E64BC9E4, Artemis!388D8DDC80AE, Artemis!1CCBA8F15565, Artemis!76BE86969C33, Artemis!A993C6D822FF |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, Artemis!PUP |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win64.Downware.dhdcgg, Riskware.Win32.Yontoo.dvtops |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen, PUP/PullUpdate |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17A1121F!396431903 |
| Sophos | Generic PUA DL, Generic PUA CK, Generic PUA OL, Generic PUA LC |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2, Suspicious.Cloud.9 |
| Tencent | Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V1126, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1127, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1207, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1112, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1208, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1114, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1113, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1110, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0501 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Agent, TScope.Trojan.MSIL |
| VIPRE | MSIL.Adware.PullUpdate, Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, PullUpdate |
| Zillya | Adware.PullUpdateGen.Win32.1 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 3559 scan results for the Rational Thought Solutions files. 891 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
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 14448451c4acac4a2aaca637288db659
- 00b81c1c4db6ad87b9b581116f115e4c