Appeon Corporation - 1.8% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Appeon Corporation? If so, please read on.

You will probably notice Appeon Corporation when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Appeon Corporation appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Appeon Corporation certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Appeon Corporation:

Screenshot of the Appeon Corporation certificate

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 Appeon Corporation and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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 Appeon Corporation, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Appeon Corporation certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Appeon Corporation Files

The following are the Appeon Corporation files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/56AppeonMultiBrowserLauncher.exe
1/57appeonbrowser.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Appeon Corporation files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
DrWebDLOADER.Trojan

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 113 scan reports for the Appeon Corporation files. 2 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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