Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. - 4% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Program.Unwanted.614 and Program.Unwanted.341. The detection rate for the Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. files collected here is 4%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. 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 digital signature details for Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. 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 Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.:
As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, and so on. You can also see the address for Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc., 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 Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. Files
These are the Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| AegisLab | Win.Adware.Mywebsearch |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare/Win32.Slimware, GrayWare/Win32.Slimware.a |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.Slimware |
| ClamAV | Win.Trojan.Agent-6673432-0 |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt.UnclassifiedMalware, Malware@#3ub38hegd34a3, UnclassifiedMalware, ApplicUnwnt@#2hncdmj0b7jpv |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| Cynet | Malicious (score: 90) |
| Cyren | W64/S-c1588b72!Eldorado, W32/Trojan.TRUP-6142, W32/SlimWare.E.gen!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Program.Unwanted.116, Program.Unwanted.614, Program.Unwanted.341, Program.Unwanted.2505, Program.Unwanted.2278, Program.Unwanted.219, Program.Unwanted.4783 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Slimware.C potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Slimware.D potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Slimware.A potentially unwanted |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Slimware, W32/Generic_PUA_FK.D |
| GData | Win32.Trojan.Agent.NJUYPR, Win32.Application.DriverUpdater.D |
| Gridinsoft | PUP.SlimWare.sd!c |
| Ikarus | PUA.SlimCleaner, PUA.Slimware, PUA.DigitalPlugin |
| Jiangmin | Backdoor.Generic.aegf |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 005318131 ), Adware ( 0051fb711 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 005318131 ), Adware ( 0051fb711 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.DriverUpdate |
| McAfee | Generic.dul |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Generic.dul |
| Microsoft | PUA:Win32/Slimware, PUA:Win32/Presenoker |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Slimware.fehvzj |
| Paloalto | generic.pup |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F], Malware.Undefined!8.C-5t8SyJKShIF (Cloud), PUA.Slimware!8.F118 (CLOUD), PUF.Slimware!8.F118 (CLOUD) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.DriverUpdate/Variant |
| Sangfor | Malware |
| Sophos | DriverUpdate - Slimware Util, DriverUpdate - Slimware Util (PUA), Generic PUA FK (PUA), Generic PUA BF (PUA) |
| TotalDefense | Win32/Tnega.JYEVJPD |
| TrendMicro | PUA_SlimWare.GA |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0608, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0509, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0806, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1122, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0424, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0825, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0516, PUA_SlimWare.GA |
| VBA32 | SigAdware.SlimwareUtilitiesHoldingsInc, Adware.FakeDriverUpdate.gen |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.wsc (mx-v) |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.191891 |
| eGambit | Unsafe.AI_Score_99% |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 3804 scan results for the Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. files. 160 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review 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:
- 246bbe812b36c137225497ba8df178fa
- 3063b3a740c1cdfdf8bb9e6c331ad7de
- 4f85e93c7a681752dbe136a8abde206b
- 3977e1db51dcc1341417995258511576
- 594340d01e2ea9c4e9d266321e9df090