Advanced Applications - 18% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Advanced Applications? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware/PullUpdate and Adware ( 004b87561 ). The detection rate for the Advanced Applications files collected here is 18%. Please read on for more details.

You'll typically see Advanced Applications 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 Advanced Applications with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screengrab of a file signed by Advanced Applications:

As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Advanced Applications and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above, you can view 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 Advanced Applications, such as the street name, city and country.

Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Advanced Applications certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Advanced Applications Files

The following are the Advanced Applications files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Advanced Applications 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've collected 114 scan results for the Advanced Applications files. 20 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 is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 54ffb0d5dd66dbda521cd299d9bda077

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