Altair OOO - 40% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Altair OOO? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT and Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Upatre.gaqw. The detection rate for the Altair OOO files collected here is 40%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically notice Altair OOO when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Altair OOO appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Altair OOO certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screengrab of a file digitally signed by Altair OOO:

Screenshot of the Altair OOO certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Altair OOO 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 Altair OOO, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Altair OOO certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

Altair OOO Files

The following are the Altair OOO files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
25/62wta65452.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
AviraTR/Crypt.ZPACK.hvnqj
ComodoUnclassifiedMalware
CrowdStrikemalicious_confidence_82% (D)
CyrenW32/Trojan.ZJOV-5839
DrWebTrojan.MulDrop7.30890
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Kryptik.FTXP
Endgamemalicious (high confidence)
GDataWin32.Trojan.Agent.D9I3R2
IkarusTrojan.Win32.Crypt
Invinceaheuristic
K7GWTrojan ( 0051128a1 )
KasperskyTrojan-Downloader.Win32.Upatre.gaqw
McAfeeArtemis!166029139D38
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Upatre.eqpqad
PandaPUP/ConvertAd
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM19.1.3E97.Malware.Gen
RisingTrojan.Kryptik!1.AB50 (cloud:vDXfSdVjZNL)
SentinelOnestatic engine - malicious
SophosMal/Generic-S
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.R03EH0DG317
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ZoneAlarmTrojan-Downloader.Win32.Upatre.gaqw

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 62 scan reports for the Altair OOO files. 25 of these scan results 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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