DOTPITCH.INC - 51% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by DOTPITCH.INC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.36585 and W32.HfsAdware.7123. The detection rate for the DOTPITCH.INC files collected here is 51%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see DOTPITCH.INC when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for DOTPITCH.INC with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the DOTPITCH.INC file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by DOTPITCH.INC:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by DOTPITCH.INC and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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 DOTPITCH.INC, such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the DOTPITCH.INC certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
DOTPITCH.INC Files
These are the DOTPITCH.INC files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 48/67 | ins.exe |
| 13/68 | windowstab_recom.exe |
| 42/68 | windowstab.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the DOTPITCH.INC files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Win32:Agent-ASKJ [Trj], FileRepMalware |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.36585 |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.WindowsTap.C169475, PUP/Win32.WindowTab.R103127 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan[Dropper]/Win32.Sysn, Trojan/Win32.SGeneric |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Adware.Symmi.D8EE9 |
| Avast | Win32:Agent-ASKJ [Trj], FileRepMalware |
| Avira | ADWARE/Kraddare.HW.10, TR/Agent.1488.lk |
| Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9745, Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9734 |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.36585 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.7123 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | TrojanDropper.Sysn, AdWare.Kraddare.A.mue |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| Cybereason | malicious.8edab4 |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| Cyren | W32/Trojan.CQMC-0732 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.DownLoad3.45124, Trojan.Adkor.104, Trojan.Adkor.141 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.Kraddare.HW, a variant of Win32/AdWare.Kraddare.IL |
| Emsisoft | Application.Generic (A) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence), malicious (moderate confidence) |
| Fortinet | W32/Sysn.AABG!tr, Riskware/Kraddare |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.36585, Win32.Trojan.Agent.5YLLDF |
| Ikarus | Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Sysn, Trojan-Downloader |
| Invincea | heuristic |
| Jiangmin | TrojanDropper.Sysn.gz, TrojanDropper.Sysn.pz |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004b970e1 ), Adware ( 0040f5591 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004b970e1 ), Adware ( 0040f5591 ) |
| Kaspersky | Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Sysn.aabg |
| MAX | malware (ai score=99), malware (ai score=100) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.DotPitch, Adware.Kraddare |
| McAfee | PUP-XDC-MK, Artemis!BB59CFB96C5E |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | PUP-XDC-MK, Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.36585 |
| Microsoft | PUA:Win32/PullUpdate |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Sysn.ctxcwi, Riskware.Win32.Kraddare.cwowjq |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e, HEUR/Malware.QVM11.Gen |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.Kraddare/Variant, Trojan.Agent/Generic |
| Sophos | Generic PUA KL (PUA), Generic PUA BE (PUA) |
| Symantec | SecurityRisk.gen1, Trojan.Gen.8!cloud, Infostealer |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan-dropper.Sysn.Dyzu |
| TheHacker | Posible_Worm32 |
| TrendMicro | ADW_KRADDARE, ADW_KORAD |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | ADW_KRADDARE, PAK_Generic.005, ADW_KORAD |
| VBA32 | TrojanDropper.Sysn, suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Agent.128712.F, Adware.Agent.118472 |
| Webroot | W32.Malware.Gen, Pua.Kraddare.!il |
| Yandex | Trojan.DR.Sysn!, PUA.Kraddare! |
| Zillya | Adware.AgentCRTD.Win32.4329 |
| ZoneAlarm | Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Sysn.aabg |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 203 scan reports for the DOTPITCH.INC files. 103 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 0aa240f3d167b5b6af5a20903b60b16f