Alexander Khlebnikov - 56% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Alexander Khlebnikov? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.GenericKD.5895729 and Adware ( 004fc69e1 ). The detection rate for the Alexander Khlebnikov files collected here is 56%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Alexander Khlebnikov 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 additional details from the Alexander Khlebnikov certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Alexander Khlebnikov file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Alexander Khlebnikov:
As you can see in the screengrab above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Alexander Khlebnikov and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 see the address for Alexander Khlebnikov, such as the street name, city and country.
thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Alexander Khlebnikov certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Alexander Khlebnikov Files
These are the Alexander Khlebnikov files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 37/66 | InstallPack.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Alexander Khlebnikov files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.GenericKD.5895729 |
| AVware | InstallPackMultiInstaller (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.GenericKD.5895729 |
| Arcabit | Adware.Generic.D59F631 |
| BitDefender | Adware.GenericKD.5895729 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.4004 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Downloader.Agent |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt.Win32.Adware.InstallPack.~ |
| Cybereason | malicious.1b8fb7 |
| Cyren | W32/Trojan.WJNR-5265 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Softobase.8 |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/InstallPack.A potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Application.InstallPack (A) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| GData | Adware.GenericKD.5895729 |
| Ikarus | PUA.InstallPack |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004fc69e1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004fc69e1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent.hrbu |
| MAX | malware (ai score=99) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.InstallPack |
| McAfee | Artemis!6EDD1D9FAA10 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.GenericKD.5895729 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Agent.epgata |
| Panda | PUP/DownloadAssistant |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.InstallCore/Variant |
| SentinelOne | static engine - malicious |
| Sophos | Generic PUA MO (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R002C0OIJ17 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R002C0OIJ17 |
| VIPRE | InstallPackMultiInstaller (fs) (not malicious) |
| ViRobot | Adware.Installpack.1683656 |
| Webroot | W32.Malware.Downloader |
| ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent.hrbu |
| eGambit | Unsafe.AI_Score_99% |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 66 scan reports for the Alexander Khlebnikov files. 37 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review 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:
- 35b8941a26c2bcc97d3e88456d8d4078