Fengxia Cao - 8% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Fengxia Cao? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] and Adware.Mutabaha.3339. The detection rate for the Fengxia Cao files collected here is 8%. Please read on for more details.

You'll typically notice Fengxia Cao when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

Screenshot where Fengxia Cao appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Fengxia Cao certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screencap of a file digitally signed by Fengxia Cao:

Screenshot of the Fengxia Cao certificate

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 Fengxia Cao 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, etc. You can also examine the address for Fengxia Cao, such as the street name, city and country.

thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Fengxia Cao certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

Fengxia Cao Files

The following are the Fengxia Cao files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
8/61iedvutils.exe
6/59Downloader_ie8.exe
0/56iedvutils.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Fengxia Cao files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AvastWin32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AviraADWARE/Mutabaha.ltwed
DrWebAdware.Mutabaha.3339
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Adware.ELEX.FH
FortinetRiskware/Elex
MalwarebytesAdware.Elex
PandaPUP/Multitoolbar
ViRobotAdware.Agent.55992[h]
WebrootW32.Adware.Gen, Malicious
ZillyaAdware.ELEXCRTD.Win32.10449

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 176 scan results for the Fengxia Cao files. 14 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

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