AB-Tools.com GmbH - 18% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from AB-Tools.com GmbH? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 and W32/S-af4da11c!Eldorado. The detection rate for the AB-Tools.com GmbH files collected here is 18%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see AB-Tools.com GmbH 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 AB-Tools.com GmbH with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the AB-Tools.com GmbH file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screengrab of a file digitally signed by AB-Tools.com GmbH:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by AB-Tools.com GmbH 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 AB-Tools.com GmbH, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the AB-Tools.com GmbH certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
AB-Tools.com GmbH Files
The following are the AB-Tools.com GmbH files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 21/55 | download-printandsave.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the AB-Tools.com GmbH files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.E14 |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Avast | Win32:DownloadGuide-X [PUP] |
| Avira | PUA/DownloadGuide.MK |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.B14A |
| Cyren | W32/S-af4da11c!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.Covus.18 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/DownloadGuide.D potentially unwanted |
| F-Prot | W32/S-af4da11c!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Ikarus | PUA.DownloadGuide |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004ceeee1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004ceeee1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.DownloaderGuide.gen |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.DownloadGuide |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Adware.DownloadGuide!1.A1DB [F] |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 120 scan reports for the AB-Tools.com GmbH files. 21 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 00c924e8cc87934d24de6260bc5c69cb79