Bit Cocktail Ltd. - 3% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Bit Cocktail Ltd.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.SweetPacks.A and Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.188760. The detection rate for the Bit Cocktail Ltd. files collected here is 3%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Bit Cocktail Ltd. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Bit Cocktail Ltd. with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Bit Cocktail Ltd. file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Bit Cocktail Ltd.:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Bit Cocktail Ltd. and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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, and so on. You can also view the address for Bit Cocktail Ltd., such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Bit Cocktail Ltd. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Bit Cocktail Ltd. Files
The following are the Bit Cocktail Ltd. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Bit Cocktail Ltd. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.Agent |
| Baidu-International | Trojan.Win32.Agent.peo |
| DrWeb | Adware.SweetIM.27 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.BitCocktail.B, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Perion.A, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Perion.C |
| Jiangmin | Win32/Virut.bn |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Agent.k.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Agent2.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SweetPacks.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!CEDB27BACA28, Artemis!656DFA3375E7, Artemis!48AB00973A5D, Artemis!4F887D2C0362, Artemis!78A13F566238 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!CEDB27BACA28, Artemis!656DFA3375E7, Artemis!48AB00973A5D, Artemis!4F887D2C0362, Artemis!78A13F566238 |
| Sophos | BitCocktail |
| Symantec | WS.Reputation.1 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0718, TROJ_GEN.F47V0830, TROJ_GEN.F47V0303, TROJ_GEN.F47V1002, HV_AGENT_BK082D22.TOMC, TROJ_GEN.F47V0709, TROJ_GEN.F47V0320, TROJ_GEN.F47V0813 |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.188760 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 3744 scan reports for the Bit Cocktail Ltd. files. 124 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:
- 2ff74ed2afebafd72e0750e98dc63c1c
- 613e461899a05578474d1423cf9cc340