Alot.com - 3% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Alot.com? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Alot Toolbar and Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud). The detection rate for the Alot.com files collected here is 3%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see Alot.com when running 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 Alot.com certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Alot.com file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Alot.com:
As you can see in the screengrab above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Alot.com 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for Alot.com, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the Alot.com certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Alot.com Files
The following are the Alot.com files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 2/49 | alotservice.exe |
| 1/46 | ALOTHelper.dll |
| 1/49 | alotBHO.dll |
| 1/47 | alot.dll |
| 2/47 | alotservice.exe |
| 1/47 | ALOTHelperBHO.dll |
| 1/44 | alotBHO.dll |
| 1/47 | alotservice.exe |
| 1/43 | alot.dll |
| 4/65 | alotappbarBHO.dll |
| 3/46 | alotservice.exe |
| 1/46 | alot.dll |
| 2/47 | ALOTHelperBHO.dll |
| 1/45 | alotappbarBHO.dll |
| 4/62 | alotBHO.dll |
| 0/46 | alot.dll |
| 0/45 | ALOTHelper.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Alot.com files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Rising | Malware.Undefined!8.C (cloud:GJ51jElOR3Q), Malware.Undefined!8.C (cloud:p3wwfUlV5mH) |
| Sophos | Alot Toolbar, Alot Toolbar (PUA) |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.FalseSign.cmen, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Acqw |
| TrendMicro | ADW_BHO |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0622, TROJ_GEN.F47V0808, ADW_BHO, TROJ_GEN.F47V1017, TROJ_GEN.F47V1015 |
| Zillya | Adware.AgentCRTD.Win32.2075 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 1000 scan reports for the Alot.com files. 26 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 0ebe0040f9558f86569f54286ef65398
- 1027946633d229f3ecccf0561c8075