Thinknice Co. Limited - 13% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Thinknice Co. Limited? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Elex and not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.aljt. The detection rate for the Thinknice Co. Limited files collected here is 13%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Thinknice Co. Limited 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 additional details from the Thinknice Co. Limited certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Thinknice Co. Limited file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Thinknice Co. Limited:
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 Thinknice Co. Limited and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, etc. You can also examine the address for Thinknice Co. Limited, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the Thinknice Co. Limited certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
Thinknice Co. Limited Files
The following are the Thinknice Co. Limited files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 8/53 | PluginService.exe |
| 8/51 | PluginService.exe |
| 4/52 | SEARCH~1.DLL |
| 1/51 | SupTab.dll |
| 4/53 | SupTab.dll |
| 4/52 | SEARCH~1.DLL |
| 3/51 | RSHP.exe |
| 2/51 | SupTab.dll |
| 3/53 | DpInterface32.dll |
| 5/52 | RSHP.exe |
| 7/54 | PluginService.exe |
| 1/45 | SupTab.dll |
| 11/54 | SEARCH~1.DLL |
| 4/51 | SpAPPSv32.dll |
| 7/54 | SupTab.dll |
| 4/53 | SpAPPSv64.dll |
| 15/54 | SupTab.dll |
| 11/54 | SEARCH~2.DLL |
| 17/54 | PluginService.exe |
| 4/51 | PluginService.exe |
| 3/51 | DpInterface32.dll |
| 8/54 | RSHP.exe |
| 8/52 | DpInterface64.dll |
| 2/48 | pluginservice.exe |
| 9/51 | pluginservice.exe |
| 1/50 | $RQAF2PK.dll |
| 7/50 | SupTab.exe |
| 10/54 | RSHP.exe |
| 13/53 | SpAPPSv64.dll |
| 9/54 | DpInterface64.dll |
| 7/54 | RSHP.exe |
| 0/48 | SupTab.dll |
| 0/50 | PluginService.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Thinknice Co. Limited files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| Ad-Aware | Adware.Agent.ODR |
| Agnitum | PUA.Agent!, Riskware.Agent! |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.ELEX.81, Adware.Win32.ELEX.AD, Trojan.Win32.Thinknice.A, Adware.Win32.SupTab.71, Trojan.Win64.Thinknice.A, Adware.Win32.Elex.42, Adware.Win32.Elex.81, Adware.Win32.SupTab.81, Adware.Win32.Agent.AN, Adware.Win32.Agent.aq, Adware.Win32.Agent.am, Adware.Win64.SupTab.81, Adware.Win32.Thinknice.bB, Adware.Win32.Agent.av, PUA.Win32.SupTab.71, Adware.Win32.Agent.ae, Adware.Win64.ELEX.45, Adware.Win32.ELEX.45 |
| BitDefender | Adware.Agent.ODR |
| DrWeb | Adware.Mutabaha.50, Trojan.Click3.8536 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/ELEX.AD, Win32/Thinknice.A, Win64/Thinknice.A, Win32/Thinknice.B, a variant of Win32/ELEX.AB |
| Emsisoft | Adware.Agent.ODR (B) |
| F-Secure | Adware.Agent.ODR |
| Fortinet | Adware/Agent |
| GData | Win32.Application.SubTab.A, Win32.Application.SubTab.C, Win64.Application.SubTab.D, Adware.Agent.ODR |
| Ikarus | PUA.SubTab |
| Jiangmin | Adware/Agent.lhu, Adware/Agent.lhs, Adware/Agent.lmz, Adware/Agent.lho |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Trojan ( 0049f23f1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.aljt |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Agent.al.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.IePluginService.A, PUP.Optional.SupTab.A, PUP.Optional.IEPluginService.A, PUP.Optional.Skytech.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!E91C669DB45E, Artemis!7F8177497DAE, Artemis!8CB717E3FA98, Artemis!E4A8257B8440, Artemis!7EB132B47FBF |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!E91C669DB45E, Artemis!7F8177497DAE, Artemis!8CB717E3FA98, Artemis!E4A8257B8440, Artemis!7EB132B47FBF |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.Agent.ODR |
| Panda | Trj/Chgt.A |
| Qihoo-360 | Malware.Radar03.Gen, HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.8f3, Trojan.Generic |
| Rising | PE:Worm.Rebhip!1.64F0 |
| Sophos | Elex, Generic PUA NJ |
| Symantec | SearchProtect |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0509, TROJ_GEN.F47V0411, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0620, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0621, TROJ_GEN.F47V0325, TROJ_GE.257D314F, TROJ_GEN.F47V0403 |
| VBA32 | BScope.Trojan-Dropper.Injector, AdWare.Agent |
| nProtect | Adware.Agent.ODR |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 2240 scan results for the Thinknice Co. Limited files. 282 of these scan results 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:
- 11218a5ef69a65044fe28125681d829b5efe