Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Valcan Labs? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Blinkx/LeadImpact (fs) and Adware.Downware.11240. The detection rate for the Valcan Labs files collected here is 13%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically see Valcan Labs when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Valcan Labs with the following procedure:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Valcan Labs:
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 Valcan Labs 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, etc. You can also examine the address for Valcan Labs, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Valcan Labs certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
These are the Valcan Labs files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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5/56 | RapidMediaConverterBrowser.exe |
16/56 | RapidMediaConverterSetup[1].exe |
0/54 | RapidMediaConverterApp.exe |
Here's the detection names for the Valcan Labs files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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AVG | Generic.36C |
AVware | Blinkx/LeadImpact (fs) |
Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
Avast | Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
Avira | ADWARE/Verti.383056 |
Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.Verti.K |
Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.F974 |
DrWeb | Adware.Downware.11240 |
ESET-NOD32 | Win32/Verti.L potentially unwanted |
K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004c72161 ) |
K7GW | Adware ( 004c72161 ) |
Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.ValcanLabs.A |
McAfee | Artemis!82BA30A996E1 |
McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Eani |
VIPRE | Blinkx/LeadImpact (fs) |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 166 scan reports for the Valcan Labs files. 21 of these scan results 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.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: