CONTACT PROMOTION SRL - 69% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by CONTACT PROMOTION SRL? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Generic.1634675 and TROJ_GEN.R01BC0EAN17. The detection rate for the CONTACT PROMOTION SRL files collected here is 69%. Please read on for more details.

You'll probably notice CONTACT PROMOTION SRL when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where CONTACT PROMOTION SRL appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the CONTACT PROMOTION SRL certificate with the following steps:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file signed by CONTACT PROMOTION SRL:

Screenshot of the CONTACT PROMOTION SRL certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by CONTACT PROMOTION SRL and that the file has not been tampered with.

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 view the address for CONTACT PROMOTION SRL, such as the street name, city and country.

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

CONTACT PROMOTION SRL Files

The following are the CONTACT PROMOTION SRL files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
41/59baseupd.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacAdware.Generic.1634675
AVGGeneric.3E0
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Ad-AwareAdware.Generic.1634675
AegisLabAdwareare.Iminent.Gen!c
AhnLab-V3Adware/Win32.Iminent.C1490646
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.BTSGeneric
ArcabitAdware.Generic.D18F173
AvastWin32:Malware-gen
AviraADWARE/Iminent.Gen
BitDefenderAdware.Generic.1634675
ComodoApplication.Win32.Agent.eiuxl
CrowdStrikemalicious_confidence_68% (D)
DrWebAdware.Iminent.129
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Iminent.K potentially unwanted
EmsisoftAdware.Generic.1634675 (B)
Endgamemalicious (moderate confidence)
F-SecureAdware.Generic.1634675
FortinetRiskware/Iminent
GDataAdware.Generic.1634675
Invinceatrojanspy.win32.skeeyah.a!rfn
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 004bdba51 )
K7GWAdware ( 004bdba51 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:HEUR:WebToolbar.Win32.Iminnent.gen
McAfeeArtemis!3A1CBFA85813
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!PUP
MicroWorld-eScanAdware.Generic.1634675
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Iminent.efeizd
PandaPUP/IminentToolbar
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
RisingPUA.Iminent!8.39E (cloud:8Gx2HIPLIYF)
SophosGeneric PUA LL (PUA)
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2
TencentWin32.Risk.Adware.Ljaq
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R01BC0EAN17
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.R01BC0EAN17
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobotAdware.Agent.809552[h]
WebrootW32.Adware.Gen
YandexPUA.Toolbar.Iminent!
ZillyaAdware.IminentCRTD.Win32.1404

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 59 scan results for the CONTACT PROMOTION SRL files. 41 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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