Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by DeskToolsSoft B.V.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as W32/Trojan.TAZP-6134 and Artemis!1BF0078D49DE. The detection rate for the DeskToolsSoft B.V. files collected here is 11%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably notice DeskToolsSoft B.V. when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the DeskToolsSoft B.V. certificate with the following procedure:
Here's a screengrab of a file digitally signed by DeskToolsSoft B.V.:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by DeskToolsSoft B.V. and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above, you can see 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 see the address for DeskToolsSoft B.V., such as the street name, city and country.
Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the DeskToolsSoft B.V. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
These are the DeskToolsSoft B.V. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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7/66 | dfsetup.exe |
Here's the detection names for the DeskToolsSoft B.V. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Cyren | W32/Trojan.TAZP-6134 |
GData | Win32.Application.DeskTools.A |
McAfee | Artemis!1BF0078D49DE |
McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
Microsoft | PUA:Win32/DriverTurbo |
TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0320 |
Yandex | PUA.Agent! |
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 66 scan results for the DeskToolsSoft B.V. files. 7 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.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: