?????????????? - 11% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by ??????????????? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Mutabaha.779 and Trojan.Generic.16842506. The detection rate for the ?????????????? files collected here is 11%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice ?????????????? when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view the digital signature details for ?????????????? with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the ?????????????? file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by ??????????????:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by ?????????????? 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, etc. You can also view the address for ??????????????, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, WoSign Class 3 Code Signing CA, GlobalSign Extended Validation CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G3, Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, WoSign Code Signing CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the ?????????????? certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
?????????????? Files
The following are the ?????????????? files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 6/54 | TSvr.exe |
| 3/56 | TSvr.exe |
| 2/54 | tsvr.exe |
| 2/55 | TSvr.exe |
| 3/55 | TSvr.exe |
| 15/56 | TSvr.exe |
| 10/57 | tsvr.exe |
| 5/56 | protectservice.exe |
| 7/57 | MiniLite_v6.6.2.2771.exe |
| 9/57 | ihpul.exe |
| 13/54 | tsvr.exe |
| 1/57 | yxqNetHelper1_20160915.exe |
| 16/72 | appupdui_03.exe |
| 34/52 | mh_ls.exe |
| 16/54 | m_soke.exe |
| 6/57 | 1C6C0B903DF406BFF7108D35736B15DD.exe |
| 3/55 | TSvr.exe |
| 9/57 | filedown_257921.exe |
| 20/57 | Uninstall_20160811.exe |
| 8/47 | filedown_241881.exe |
| 2/58 | haozip_3.2.exe |
| 10/66 | 51srcs14.exe |
| 0/57 | TSvr.exe |
| 0/55 | ArcServer.exe |
| 0/54 | mda_ntdrv.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the ?????????????? files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Trojan.Generic.16842506 |
| AVG | FileRepMalware [PUP], Win32/DH{JAMTCg?} |
| AVware | Adware.Elex, Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Trojan.Generic.11296648, Trojan.Generic.16842506 |
| AegisLab | Adware.W32.Elex!c, Virus.W32.Gen!c |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Generic, PUP/Win32.Elex |
| AntiVir | TR/Rogue.11271601 |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.ELEX, GrayWare[:not-a-virus]/Win32.StartPage.gen |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Generic.D100FF0A |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-gen [Adw], Win32:Malware-gen, Win32:Trojan-gen |
| Avira | ADWARE/ELEX.116368, PUA/Subtab.Gen7, ADWARE/ELEX.oifr |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.ELEX.GE, Adware.Win32.ELEX.HB |
| BitDefender | Trojan.Generic.11296648, Trojan.Generic.16842506 |
| Bkav | W32.Clod2fa.Trojan.dc95 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Downloader.Agent.g5 (Not a Virus), AdWare.Agent |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.ELEX-13, Win.Trojan.Agent-1394427 |
| Commtouch | W32/Agent.AP.gen!Eldorado, W32/Downloader-Web-based!Maximu |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.SearchProtect.~WT, ApplicUnwnt.Win32.Mnhb.A, UnclassifiedMalware, ApplicUnwnt.Win32.Downloader.Updater |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_60% (D), win/malicious_confidence_80% (D), malicious_confidence_60% (W) |
| Cyren | W32/Downloader-Web-based!Maximu, W32/Trojan.YXPJ-6830 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Mutabaha.779, Adware.Mutabaha.1314, Adware.Downware.2734, Trojan.StartPage1.1416, Trojan.Click2.47487 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/ELEX.GE potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/ELEX.HB potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/ELEX.GK potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Meinhudong.A, a variant of Win32/AceDeceiver.A |
| Emsisoft | Trojan.Generic.11296648 (B), Trojan.Generic.16842506 (B) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| F-Prot | W32/Agent.AP.gen!Eldorado, W32/Downloader-Web-based!Maximu |
| F-Secure | Trojan.Generic.11296648, Trojan.Generic.16842506 |
| FireEye | Generic.mg.d26410a0f6abb08e |
| Fortinet | Adware/ELEX, W32/Agent.NPR!tr.dldr, W32/Dloader.NSIS!tr, W32/AceDeceiver.A!tr |
| GData | Win32.Application.Agent.34EOTW, Win32.Application.SearchProtect.AA@gen, Win32.Application.Agent.66DJBQ, Trojan.Generic.11296648, Trojan.Generic.16842506, Win32.Trojan.Agent.6QFMQR |
| Ikarus | Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Adload, Trojan.Agent, PUA.Meinhudong, Trojan.Win32.Acedeceiver, Win32.SuspectCrc, PUA.XYLauncher |
| Invincea | heuristic, virus.win32.parite.b |
| Jiangmin | AdWare.ELEX.dg |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004e02bd1 ), Adware ( 004ef82d1 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ), Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Virus ( 8630feb90 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004e02bd1 ), Adware ( 004ef82d1 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ), Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.ELEX.gk, not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent.fr |
| MAX | malware (ai score=93) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.MiniLite.A, PUP.Optional.Elex, PUP.Optional.Bundle |
| McAfee | Artemis!BB9643D5573E, Artemis!D0A4FD099B7E, Artemis!B916CCD9AE80, Artemis!D26410A0F6AB, Artemis!1C07794FB8C7, Artemis!F0480841F1A5, Artemis!1C6C0B903DF4, Artemis!BAEF3EE563EA, Artemis!EB9611A299DD |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.hc, Artemis!PUP, Artemis!Trojan, Artemis!1C07794FB8C7, Artemis!EB9611A299DD |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Trojan.Generic.11296648, Trojan.Generic.16842506 |
| Microsoft | BrowserModifier:Win32/SupTab, TrojanDownloader:Win32/Adload.DL!bit, PUA:Win32/Youxun |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Nsis.Agent.cxpogi, Trojan.Nsis.StartPage.dczvgc |
| Norman | Startpage.!genr |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious, Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Rising | PUA.ELEX!8.E6-p4XkdgYcJaN (Cloud), Downloader.Adload!8.D1 (CLOUD), Malware.Undefined!8.C-Q75zgGJuseF (cloud), Malware.Undefined!8.C-28edPdzB9VP (cloud), PUA.XYLauncher!8.300F (CLOUD) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.Downware/Variant, Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader |
| SentinelOne | DFI - Suspicious PE |
| Sophos | Generic PUA LN (PUA), Troj/StartP-HW, Mal/Generic-S, Generic PUA PG (PUA) |
| Symantec | PUA.SearchProtect, Trojan.Gen.2, ML.Attribute.HighConfidence, WS.Reputation.1, Trojan.ADH.2, Trojan.ADH |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Elex.Hqlp, Win32.Adware.Adspread.Ezpm |
| TrendMicro | ADW_AGENT |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | ADW_AGENT, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0807, TROJ_GEN.F47V1114, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0512 |
| VBA32 | Downloader.Agent |
| VIPRE | Adware.Elex (not malicious), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.Z.Suspectcrc.818144[h] |
| Webroot | W32.Adware.Gen |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.136082, Adware.ELEX.Win32.1, Adware.PatchedCRTD.Win32.365 |
| eGambit | Unsafe.AI_Score_99% |
| nProtect | Trojan.Generic.11296648 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 1820 scan reports for the ?????????????? files. 201 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:
- 112188c06ce42fec143689eb8c1dfd2b586c
- 1121f16ff0116d0f7caa5f06d836157bca02
- 1121eed58e5f3b9897a9e54316de64fbf98c
- 1121d0e3a5adf02c8e55d614d3556cd00e39
- 0323d4fa827f76
- 339c47b220644dd395ed0818
- 0c39ba73c647846d6c0c7e219cdb3163
- 1121489eb7d6639a5b0cb949a9c319c024fe
- 22f24024c2800bad3711bca7be4e1f7b
- 11d208d5878e4d25734d335f71c64a5d
- 02063d256ef565e68a3fe498399fd60f
- 1121ea6e421b9b3ef75718e91fcd4a60a14e
- 6e09c52a1e2f531e2a1513e8dc994139
- 0ad643854376c0595a51fe449d7a7a64