Ammyy LLC - 42% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Ammyy LLC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Application.RemoteAdmin.6 and W32.HfsAdware.3C2B. The detection rate for the Ammyy LLC files collected here is 42%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Ammyy LLC when 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 digital signature details for Ammyy LLC with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Ammyy LLC file
- Right-click on 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 Ammyy LLC:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Ammyy LLC 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 Ammyy LLC, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Ammyy LLC certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Ammyy LLC Files
The following are the Ammyy LLC files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 11/56 | AA_v3.5.exe |
| 20/57 | AA_v3.exe |
| 35/68 | AA_v3.4.exe |
| 36/61 | aa_v3.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Ammyy LLC files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | RemoteAdmin.DCP, RemoteAdmin.DEQ, FileRepMalware [PUP] |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Application.RemoteAdmin.6 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.RemoteAdmin! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Unwanted/Win32.RemoteAdmin.R239547, PUP/Win32.RemoteAdmin.C2977696 |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[RemoteAdmin]/Win32.Ammyy.aqm, RiskWare[RemoteAdmin:not-a-virus]/Win32.Ammyy, GrayWare/Win32.Puwaders, RiskWare[RemoteAdmin]/Win32.Ammyy |
| Arcabit | Trojan.B63C52B, Trojan.Application.RemoteAdmin.6 |
| Avast | Win32:RemoteAdmin-B [PUP], FileRepMalware [PUP], Win32:RemoteAdmin-K [Tool] |
| Avira | SPR/RemoteAdmin.765952 |
| Baidu-International | Hacktool.Win32.AmmyyAdmin.81, Hacktool.Win32.Ammyy.vwt |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Application.RemoteAdmin.6 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.3C2B |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.IGENERIC, Trojan.Application |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.RemoteAdmin.Ammyy.BB@7z3yvj |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_100% (D), win/malicious_confidence_90% (D) |
| Cybereason | malicious.ba1995 |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| Cyren | W32/Trojan.MGGR-1485, W32/Trojan.XXLM-0988, W32/Trojan.FEKW-0251 |
| DrWeb | Program.RemoteAdmin.701, Program.RemoteAdmin.872, Program.Ammyy.17 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/RemoteAdmin.Ammyy.C potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/RemoteAdmin.Ammyy.B potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Application.RemoteAdmin.6 (B) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| F-Prot | W32/RemoteAdmin.Ammyy |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Application.RemoteAdmin |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Generic_PUA_MJ, Riskware/RemoteAdmin_Ammyy |
| GData | Win32.Riskware.RemoteAdmin.A |
| Invincea | heuristic |
| Jiangmin | RemoteAdmin.Generic.ch, RemoteAdmin.Ammyy.fl |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004b94dc1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b90511 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004b94dc1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b90511 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.Ammyy.aqm, not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.Ammyy.vwt, not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.Ammyy.yfp, not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.Ammyy.yum |
| MAX | malware (ai score=100) |
| Malwarebytes | Trojan.ServStart, RiskWare.RemoteAdmin |
| McAfee | Artemis!11BC606269A1, RemAdm-Ammyy |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!PUP, RemAdm-Ammyy |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Application.RemoteAdmin.6 |
| Microsoft | PUA:Win32/InstallCore |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.RemoteAdmin.dnklsj, Riskware.Win32.RemoteAdmin.dskdxp, Trojan.Win32.RemoteAdmin.fmhliy |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Habbo!6.24BC, PE:Malware.Ammyy!6.1139 |
| SentinelOne | static engine - malicious |
| Symantec | Remacc.Ammyy |
| Tencent | Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.24 |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00IH18 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0529, TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00IH18 |
| Webroot | W32.Trojan.Ra |
| Yandex | Riskware.RemoteAdmin! |
| ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.Ammyy.yfp, not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.Ammyy.yum |
| eGambit | RAT.Ammyy |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 242 scan results for the Ammyy LLC files. 102 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:
- 00b24ad315232df37aba907c9f63f61844
- 00e72f7daf598d88b5acfb72a81b5040e8