Secure Download - 16% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Secure Download? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] and Adware.Downware.11222. The detection rate for the Secure Download files collected here is 16%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice Secure Download when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Secure Download appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Secure Download certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Secure Download:

Screenshot of the Secure Download certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Secure Download and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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, etc. You can also examine the address for Secure Download, 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 Secure Download certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Secure Download Files

These are the Secure Download files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/56stpccSetup.exe
5/57setup1.19.exe
23/68Norton-Internet-Security.21.1.0.18.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Secure Download files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGWin32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AvastWin32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AviraTR/Taranis.2797
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Johnnie.80002
Cybereasonmalicious.bbb966
CyrenW32/Trojan.CQFL-7196
DrWebAdware.Downware.11222, Trojan.Click3.11442
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Johnnie.80002 (B)
Endgamemalicious (high confidence)
F-SecureTrojan.TR/Taranis.2797
GDataGen:Variant.Johnnie.80002
IkarusPUA.Downloader
MAXmalware (ai score=94)
McAfeeGeneric PUP.y, Artemis!F48281FBBB96
McAfee-GW-EditionGeneric PUP.y, Artemis!Trojan
MicrosoftPUA:Win32/Creprote
Paloaltogeneric.ml
Qihoo-360Win32/RootKit.Rootkit.7e5
RisingMalware.Undefined!8.C-YprVLBlTisO (cloud), PUA.Creprote!8.F617 (CLOUD)
SUPERAntiSpywareTrojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader
VBA32BScope.Trojan.Click
VIPREPUA.SearchAssist (fs) (not malicious)
ZillyaAdware.DownwareCRTD.Win32.495
eGambitGeneric.Malware

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 181 scan results for the Secure Download files. 29 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, 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:

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