Eltima Software - 7% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Eltima Software? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Keylog-Eltima and Trojan.ADH. The detection rate for the Eltima Software files collected here is 7%. Please read on for more details.

You'll typically see Eltima Software when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

Screenshot where Eltima Software appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Eltima Software certificate with the following steps:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Eltima Software:

Screenshot of the Eltima Software 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 Eltima Software and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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, etc. You can also view the address for Eltima Software, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA and GlobalSign ObjectSign CA has issued the Eltima Software certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Eltima Software Files

The following are the Eltima Software files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
20/46hdbga.sys
0/47spsniff.sys
0/47hmfaxcore0ad0c39557b13aeb3585f857b85005af.sys

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
CommtouchW32/Risk.VVPM-7939
ComodoUnclassifiedMalware
ESET-NOD32Win32/Monitor.PowerLogger.A
EmsisoftRiskware.Win32.Monitor.PowerLogger.A (A)
F-ProtW32/MalwareF.KPWL
FortinetW32/Malware_fam.NB
Ikarusnot-a-virus:Monitor.Win32.PowerLogger
K7AntiVirusRiskware
Kasperskynot-a-virus:Monitor.Win32.PowerLogger.h
McAfeeKeylog-Eltima
McAfee-GW-EditionKeylog-Eltima
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Powerkeylog.danjw
NormanSuspicious_Gen2.DSAMJ
PCToolsTrojan.ADH
PandaAdware/NaviPromo
SophosPowerLogger
SymantecTrojan.ADH
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V0314
eSafeWin32.Artemis
nProtectTrojan/W32.Agent.195832

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 293 scan reports for the Eltima Software files. 20 of these scan results 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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