Ascentive LLC - 4% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Ascentive LLC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Win.Trojan.Zlob-2187 and a variant of Win32/UwS.Ascentive.A. The detection rate for the Ascentive LLC files collected here is 4%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically notice Ascentive LLC when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Ascentive LLC appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Ascentive LLC digital signature with the following steps:

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

Screenshot of the Ascentive LLC certificate

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 Ascentive LLC and that the file has not been tampered with.

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 Ascentive LLC, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO RSA Code Signing CA and UTN-USERFirst-Object has issued the Ascentive LLC certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Ascentive LLC Files

These are the Ascentive LLC files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
10/69FinallyFast.setup.exe
0/46FinallyFast.exe
0/51APCMain.exe
0/48Launcher.exe
0/46ApcMain.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
ClamAVWin.Trojan.Zlob-2187
CylanceUnsafe
DrWebProgram.Unwanted.1246
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/UwS.Ascentive.A
Endgamemalicious (high confidence)
Invinceaheuristic
MicrosoftPUA:Win32/Ascentive
TencentWin32.Risk.Uws.Ligh
ZillyaAdware.OutBrowseCRTD.Win32.6557
eGambitUnsafe.AI_Score_52%

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 260 scan results for the Ascentive LLC files. 10 of these scan results 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 done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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