Fun Apps - 21% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Fun Apps? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Riskware and Crossrider (fs). The detection rate for the Fun Apps files collected here is 21%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Fun Apps when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can also view the Fun Apps certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Fun Apps file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Fun Apps:
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 Fun Apps and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, etc. You can also see the address for Fun Apps, such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Fun Apps certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
Fun Apps Files
These are the Fun Apps files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 10/47 | Deal Boat-bho.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Fun Apps files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic5.AIKL |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Crossrider.7 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.H |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Lyckriks.cu |
| K7AntiVirus | Riskware |
| K7GW | Riskware |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Sophos | AppRider |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Lyckriks |
| VIPRE | Crossrider (fs) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 47 scan results for the Fun Apps files. 10 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, 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:
- 684b8cfa6a114f5ee6a8115e415bf20a