Download Admin - 28% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Download Admin? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Generic.B09 and Application.Downloader.YF. The detection rate for the Download Admin files collected here is 28%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically notice Download Admin when double-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 additional details from the Download Admin digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Download Admin file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Download Admin:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Download Admin 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 see the address for Download Admin, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the Download Admin certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Download Admin Files
The following are the Download Admin files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 5/56 | UpdateAdmin.exe |
| 21/53 | update%USERNAME%.exe |
| 18/55 | UpdateAdmin.exe |
| 13/56 | UpdateAdmin.exe |
| 9/48 | 32.exe |
| 10/55 | deerdrive-setup.exe |
| 29/56 | UpdateAdmin.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Download Admin files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.B09, Skodna.Bundle.AU |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, DownloadAdmin (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Application.Downloader.YF |
| AntiVir | ADWARE/Adware.Gen9 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.BTSGeneric, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit | PUP.Adware.DownloadAdmin |
| Avast | Win32:DownloadAdmin-K [PUP] |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.DownloadAdmin.K |
| BitDefender | Application.Downloader.YF |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.51A5 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Downloadad.Gen |
| Cyren | W32/Application.UHOQ-8891 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Crossrider1.49879, Trojan.Crossrider1.24884, Adware.Downware.644, Adware.Downware.411 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/DownloadAdmin.K potentially unwanted, Win32/DownloadAdmin.G |
| F-Secure | Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle, Application.Downloader.YF |
| Fortinet | Riskware/DownloadAdmin |
| GData | Application.Downloader.YF |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004c47221 ), Adware ( 004c8c4c1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004c47221 ), Adware ( 004c8c4c1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DownloAdmin.moa |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.DownLoadAdmin, PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin.C, PUP.DownloadAdmin |
| McAfee | Artemis!BE8E0779649D, Artemis!2001F5087514, Artemis!73BC89C7AF9A, Artemis!68983EED11D1, Artemis!2C6A02B89A3B |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.dh, BehavesLike.Win32.PUP.dh, Artemis!Trojan, Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Application.Downloader.YF |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Downware.crgjbr, Riskware.Win32.Downware.crgjbr |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader, PUP.DownloadAdmin/Variant |
| Sophos | Download Admin (PUA), Download Admin |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Pity, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Hlxh, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Ahyq, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Hssw |
| TrendMicro | PUA_DownloadAdmin |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V1107, HV_DOWNLOADADMIN_CI193ECF.RDXN, PUA_DownloadAdmin |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, DownloadAdmin (fs) |
| ViRobot | Adware.Agent.237840[h], Adware.Agent.237328[h] |
| Zillya | Worm.VBNA.Win32.258843 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 379 scan reports for the Download Admin files. 105 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:
- 2eeb247a8f9d63d74ce7ef9551e3d401
- 29529b0d185f8525a92a866d4a38da3a