Artur Kozak - 49% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Artur Kozak? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP-FHQ!F7534ABD9F4C and Unwanted-Program ( 00491c4b1 ). The detection rate for the Artur Kozak files collected here is 49%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see Artur Kozak when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

Screenshot where Artur Kozak appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Artur Kozak with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screengrab of a file that has been signed by Artur Kozak:

Screenshot of the Artur Kozak certificate

As you can see in the screencap above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Artur Kozak 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, and so on. You can also see the address for Artur Kozak, such as the street name, city and country.

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

Artur Kozak Files

These are the Artur Kozak files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
26/53digital-photo-2013-11-nov.pdf.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Artur Kozak files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.7CB
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.TSULoader
AntiVirAdware/Agent.322016
Antiy-AVLTrojan[Downloader:not-a-virus]/Win32.AdLoad
AvastWin32:InstalleRex-AH [PUP]
ComodoApplication.Win32.InstalleRex.KG
DrWebAdware.Downware.1541
ESET-NOD32Win32/InstalleRex.L
FortinetRiskware/InstalleRex
GDataWin32.Application.InstalleRex.E
IkarusPUA.Downloader
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 00491c4b1 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 00491c4b1 )
KasperskyTrojan.Win32.AntiFW.a
KingsoftWin32.Troj.DownAdLoad.f.(kcloud)
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.InstalleRex
McAfeePUP-FHQ!F7534ABD9F4C
McAfee-GW-EditionPUP-FHQ!F7534ABD9F4C
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Downware.ctkpqf
PandaPUP/TSUploader
Qihoo-360Malware.QVM20.Gen
SUPERAntiSpywareAdware.InstalleRex/Variant
SophosInstallRex
VBA32Downloader.AdLoad
VIPREInstallerex/WebPick (fs)
ZillyaTrojan.AntiFW.Win32.45

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 53 scan reports for the Artur Kozak files. 26 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. 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:

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