»´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ - 13% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware ( 004c59d01 ) and Win32:Malware-gen. The detection rate for the »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ files collected here is 13%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ digital signature with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾:

Screenshot of the »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 examine the address for »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾, such as the street name, city and country.

WoSign Class 3 Code Signing CA has issued the »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

»´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ Files

The following are the »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
7/54kzc_vch.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AvastWin32:Malware-gen
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Wews87.A potentially unwanted
IkarusPUA.Wews87
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 004c59d01 )
K7GWAdware ( 004c59d01 )
RisingPE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F]
ZillyaWorm.Allaple.Win32.35207

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 54 scan reports for the »´°²Ñ¶À¶¿Æ¼¼ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ files. 7 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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