Applon - 4% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Applon? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as ApplicUnwnt and a variant of MSIL/Adware.StrongVault.A. The detection rate for the Applon files collected here is 4%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice Applon when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

You can view the additional details from the Applon digital signature with the following procedure:

1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Applon 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 screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Applon:

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Applon and that no one has tampered with the file.

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

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Applon certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Applon Files

The following are the Applon files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Scanner and Detection Names

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

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 262 scan reports for the Applon files. 11 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 61d4c21bac72ffc01dd91677b59da3e6

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