APN LLC - 2% Detection Rate *
Did you just download a file that is digitally signed by APN LLC and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.
You will typically see APN LLC 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 the digital signature details for APN LLC with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the APN LLC file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by APN LLC:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by APN LLC and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, and so on. You can also examine the address for APN LLC, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the APN LLC certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
APN LLC Files
These are the APN LLC files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the APN LLC files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic_c.EQO |
| AegisLab | Generic.C.Eqo!c, Webtoolbar.W32.Asparnet!c |
| Agnitum | PUA.Toolbar.Ask! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.IECore, PUP/Win32.Toolbar.R197550 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.SGeneric, RiskWare[WebToolbar]/Win32.Asparnet.af, RiskWare[WebToolbar]/Win32.Asparnet |
| Avast | Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.AskToolbar.F, Adware.Win32.AskToolbar.F, Adware.Win32.Asktoolbar.45, PUA.Win32.AskToolbar.108, Adware.Win32.AskToolbar.81, Adware.Win32.AskToolbar.77 |
| Bkav | HW32.Laneul.aams, W32.HfsAdware.FEF6, W64.HfsAdware.FEF6, HW32.Laneul.qyys, HW32.Laneul.cecg, W32.HfsAdware.2733 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.AdPro.ufyay, Malware@#1o4m0ohvksp08, Malware@#3hv99c6c44pp, Application.Win32.APN.A, ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren | W32/Application.DOQC-5726, W32/Application.WRNM-0927 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Toolbar.261, Adware.Toolbar.579, Adware.Toolbar.336 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.E potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.B, a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.F, a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.E, a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.N potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.A, a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.M potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.F potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Application.Toolbar (A) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence), malicious (moderate confidence) |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Ask, Riskware/Asparnet |
| GData | Win32.Application.Agent.MPM9O4 |
| Invincea | heuristic |
| Jiangmin | WebToolbar.Asparnet.ak, WebToolbar.Asparnet.aw, WebToolbar.Asparnet.dt, WebToolbar.Asparnet.as |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004f8f451 ), Trojan ( 0049ee0a1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004f8ffa1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004f8f451 ), Trojan ( 0049ee0a1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004f8ffa1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Asparnet.an, not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Asparnet.gen |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.ASK.Generic, PUP.Optional.ASK, PUP.Optional.MusicToolbar.A, PUP.Optional.APNToolBar.A, PUP.Optional.APNToolBar |
| Microsoft | PUA:Win32/AskToolbar |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.ddutbd |
| Qihoo-360 | Script/Virus.WebToolbar.0fe |
| Tencent | Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.6 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0126, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0206, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0131, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0302 |
| ViRobot | Adware.Asparnet.1928776[h] |
| Yandex | PUA.Toolbar.Asparnet! |
| Zillya | Adware.Asparnet.Win32.32, Adware.Asparnet.Win32.53, Adware.Asparnet.Win32.49 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 12207 scan results for the APN LLC files. 257 of these scan results 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 is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 27eab3de0b03d88d5c4a2ae477b84dfa
- 2f4e343161bc7eb67514d3dcec434ea0
- 74bac30967391b08242d79f7f79449e2
- 76a1fc71ce00683a2b887a2cfa2f5d6b
- 77385978f43f42f6fbe5c92a8395dbc2
- 68c47f5e2060c71c80910906b06bbb93
- 643e1ce1b238c7969abfc62773f3038c