Ammyy Group - 16% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Ammyy Group? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Win-AppCare/Remoteaammyy.667344 and a variant of Win32/RemoteAdmin.Ammyy.B potentially unsafe. The detection rate for the Ammyy Group files collected here is 16%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see Ammyy Group when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Ammyy Group digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Ammyy Group file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Ammyy Group:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Ammyy Group and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine 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 Ammyy Group, such as the street name, city and country.
UTN-USERFirst-Object has issued the Ammyy Group certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Ammyy Group Files
The following are the Ammyy Group files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 9/57 | AMMYY_Admin (3).exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Ammyy Group files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-AppCare/Remoteaammyy.667344 |
| Comodo | ApplicUnsaf.Win32.RemoteAdmin.Agent.BP |
| DrWeb | Program.Ammyy.1 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/RemoteAdmin.Ammyy.B potentially unsafe |
| Jiangmin | RemoteAdmin.Agent.b |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.Ammyy.cj |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Ammyy.csrlye |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Agent!6.FD5 |
| ViRobot | Not_a_virus.RemoteTool.AmmyyAdmin.667344[h] |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 57 scan results for the Ammyy Group files. 9 of these scan results 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 0092ef3f37216c5b81115d14b285dcad6b