AdGazelle - 27% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by AdGazelle? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.AdGazelle.1 and Unwanted-Program ( 004a9c6a1 ). The detection rate for the AdGazelle files collected here is 27%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically notice AdGazelle when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can view additional details from the AdGazelle certificate with the following steps:

1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the AdGazelle file
2. Right-click the file and select Properties
3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file signed by AdGazelle:

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 AdGazelle 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, etc. You can also examine the address for AdGazelle, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the AdGazelle certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

AdGazelle Files

The following are the AdGazelle files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the AdGazelle files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 55 scan results for the AdGazelle files. 15 of these scan reports 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:

• 00aa27ea84f0cfe8b2e570a8c4955e2a00

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