BULLY UNITY LTD - 32% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by BULLY UNITY LTD? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.345 and PUPInstaller. The detection rate for the BULLY UNITY LTD files collected here is 32%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice BULLY UNITY LTD when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where BULLY UNITY LTD appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the BULLY UNITY LTD certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by BULLY UNITY LTD:

Screenshot of the BULLY UNITY LTD 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 BULLY UNITY LTD and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 examine the address for BULLY UNITY LTD, such as the street name, city and country.

Domain The Net Technologies Ltd CA for Code Signing R2, thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA and SSL.com Object CA has issued the BULLY UNITY LTD certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

BULLY UNITY LTD Files

These are the BULLY UNITY LTD files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
36/69f_0017d3
24/70microsoft_windows_7.exe
23/73dayz.exe
25/71google_earth.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the BULLY UNITY LTD files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.345
AVGWin32:Malware-gen
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.345
AegisLabRiskware.Win32.Generic.1!c
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win.InstallCore.R422299
ArcabitTrojan.Application.Bundler.345
AvastWin32:Malware-gen
AviraPUA/InstallCore.ME.1150
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.345
ComodoApplicUnwnt@#3d8pu662a0poe, Malware@#3ju08581f7pv7
CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_80% (D), win/malicious_confidence_70% (D)
Cybereasonmalicious.af614b
CylanceUnsafe
CynetMalicious (score: 100)
CyrenW32/Trojan.AMLR-7549, W32/Trojan.VJYT-0742, W32/Application.OANU-7464
DrWebAdware.Downware.19949, Trojan.InstallCore.3284, Trojan.InstallCore.3612, Trojan.InstallCore.3329
ESET-NOD32Win32/OfferCore.A potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/InstallCore.AXA potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/InstallCore.AYB potentially unwanted
EmsisoftApplication.InstallCore (A)
Endgamemalicious (high confidence)
F-SecurePotentialRisk.PUA/InstallCore.ME
FireEyeGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.345, Generic.mg.8c15e52c5f4a7e1f
FortinetAdware/OfferCore, Riskware/InstallCore, W32/Install_Core, Riskware/Install_Core
GDataGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.345, Win32.Application.Agent.671MT7, Win32.Application.InstallCore.LR@gen
GridinsoftAdware.InstallCore.vl!c
Invinceaheuristic
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 00560ccc1 ), Adware ( 005462741 ), Adware ( 0053289d1 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 00560ccc1 ), Adware ( 005462741 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ), Adware ( 0053289d1 )
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.OfferCore, PUP.Optional.InstallCore.Generic
MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.116136601.susgen
McAfeeArtemis!6663FCEAF614, PUPInstaller
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.Generic.vc, PUPInstaller
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.345
MicrosoftPUA:Win32/InstallCore
PandaPUP/Adware, PUP/InstallCore
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM42.2.9B67.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.66a, HEUR/QVM42.3.AD71.Malware.Gen
RisingPacker.Win32.Obfuscator.n (CLASSIC)
SangforTrojan.Win32.Save.a
SentinelOnestatic engine - malicious
SophosGeneric ML PUA (PUA), Install Core (PUA)
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2, PUA.InstallCore
TrendMicroTROJ_FRS.0NZ900C519
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_FRS.0NZ900C519, TROJ_GEN.R061H0CF619
VBA32Adware.Downware, Trojan.InstallCore
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobotAdware.Offercore.2455008.B, Adware.Installcore.2332200, Adware.Installcore.2478008
WebrootW32.Trojan.Gen, W32.Adware.Gen, Adware.Installcore, Pua.Install.Core
YandexRiskware.Agent!pZ3YDyk4Exc
eGambitUnsafe.AI_Score_68%

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 339 scan reports for the BULLY UNITY LTD files. 108 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

Comments

Heyoka Earth Defence writes

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End Game
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# 3 Dec 2019, 2:39

User writes

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is bullyunit betrouwbar of niet want t klinkt net echt veilig eig.

# 3 Apr 2020, 6:32

Roger Karlsson writes

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Google translate of the comment above:

"is bullyunit reliable or not, because it just sounds really safe."

# 6 May 2020, 1:24

Roger Karlsson writes

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@User: From the scan result, it looks like BULLY UNITY LTD are in the business of distributing unwanted software. I would not trust a file with a digital signature from BULLY UNITY LTD.

# 6 May 2020, 1:26

kotik writes

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Спасибо за информацию! Удалила файлы этого издателя со своего компьютера. Хорошо, что не успела открыть

# 27 Apr 2022, 5:17

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