GMGP, LLC - 30% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from GMGP, LLC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as W32.HfsAdware.DDAE and Riskware/Widgi. The detection rate for the GMGP, LLC files collected here is 30%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically notice GMGP, LLC when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the GMGP, LLC certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the GMGP, LLC file
- Right-click 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 digitally signed by GMGP, LLC:
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 GMGP, LLC and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 GMGP, LLC, such as the street name, city and country.
Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 has issued the GMGP, LLC certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
GMGP, LLC Files
These are the GMGP, LLC files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 10/57 | UM.EXE |
| 12/57 | ProgramManager.exe |
| 9/56 | OldForDeletion~sp9DD1.tmp |
| 18/56 | UM.EXE |
| 15/57 | programmanager.exe |
| 29/55 | UM.EXE |
| 7/57 | UM.EXE |
| 13/57 | UM.exe |
| 20/55 | UM.EXE |
| 8/57 | UM.EXE |
| 14/57 | UM.EXE |
| 21/56 | UM.EXE |
| 24/64 | UM.EXE |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the GMGP, LLC files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.260621 |
| AVG | Generic.D63 |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent |
| Ad-Aware | Application.SearchProtect.CG, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.260621 |
| AegisLab | Adwareare.Widgi.Gen!c, Virus.D63.Gen!c, Troj.Downloader.W32.Agent!c |
| Agnitum | PUA.Toolbar.Widgi! |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, RiskWare[Downloader:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.Agent, RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.Agent |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Adware.Graftor.D3FA0D |
| Avast | Win32:Malware-gen, Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Spigot.Gen, ADWARE/Widgi.799920, ADWARE/Widgi.807168, ADWARE/Widgi.776880, ADWARE/Widgi.435384, ADWARE/Spigot.482904, TR/Dldr.Agent.xofo |
| Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9996 |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.Widgi.G, PUA.Win32.Widgi.U |
| BitDefender | Application.SearchProtect.CG, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.260621 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.DDAE |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Widgi.~A |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_87% (D) |
| Cyren | W32/Application.GKDH-4125, W32/Application.ETBI-8603, W32/Adware.PAXB-7614 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Spigot.77, Adware.Toolbar.666, Adware.Spigot.83, Adware.Toolbar.647, Adware.Spigot.102, Adware.Spigot.103 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi.G potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi.U potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.260621 (B) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-eb9dab00!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Application.SearchProtect.CG, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Widgi, Riskware/Agent |
| GData | Application.SearchProtect.CG, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.260621, Win32.Application.Agent.JKNQ2N, Win32.Trojan.Agent.2Z8NAK |
| Ikarus | PUA.Toolbar.Widgi, Trojan-Downloader.Agent |
| Invincea | heuristic |
| Jiangmin | Downloader.Agent.aqy, Downloader.Agent.chh |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004ba09e1 ), Adware ( 004c57bf1 ), Adware ( 004c3b1b1 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004ba09e1 ), Adware ( 004c57bf1 ), Adware ( 004c3b1b1 ), Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.MySearch.ap, not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.Agent.gen |
| McAfee | Artemis!69F51EA7CA0D, Artemis!F0AED9EAEA4B, Artemis!749D85110406, Artemis!7B21A0C4D629, Artemis!D3B3F4319F58, Artemis!259C2B84B40A, Artemis!DA3A4811DE77, Artemis!E118681056E3, Artemis!3BC3B9ECEE0B, Artemis!66C452BF7C27, Artemis!6D2C4563A9EC |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, Artemis!PUP, BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.ch |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Application.SearchProtect.CG, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.260621 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.MySearch.eaihxp, Trojan.Win32.Agent.eoagmh |
| Panda | PUP/Spigot, Trj/Genetic.gen, Generic Suspicious, PUP/Multitoolbar |
| Qihoo-360 | Trojan.Generic, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Downloader.4be |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F] |
| SentinelOne | static engine - malicious |
| Sophos | Generic PUA AH, Generic PUA OH (PUA), Generic PUA LP (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2, PUA.Gen.4, SecurityRisk.gen1 |
| Tencent | Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.2, Win32.Adware.Mysearch.Hrfo, Win32.Risk.Adware.Lnol |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R0EBC0OHQ15, ADW_WIDGI, TROJ_GEN.R0EBC0OL415, TROJ_GEN.R023C0VDU17 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0512, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0528, ADW_WIDGI, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0610, TROJ_GEN.R023C0VDU17 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent |
| ViRobot | Adware.Agent.807168[h], Adware.Agent.611584[h] |
| Webroot | Pua.Search.Protect |
| Yandex | PUA.Spigot!, PUA.Downloader! |
| Zillya | Worm.VBNA.Win32.269730, Downloader.Agent.Win32.310094, Downloader.AgentCRTD.Win32.5813 |
| ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.Agent.gen |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 936 scan reports for the GMGP, LLC files. 285 of these scan reports 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:
- 00c74d94a2e778
- 62569a1cfb6741d8