GOLD CLICK LIMITED - 8% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by GOLD CLICK LIMITED? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.GoldClick and Gold Click Ltd (fs). The detection rate for the GOLD CLICK LIMITED files collected here is 8%. Please read on for more details.

You'll typically see GOLD CLICK LIMITED when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where GOLD CLICK LIMITED appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the GOLD CLICK LIMITED certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by GOLD CLICK LIMITED:

Screenshot of the GOLD CLICK LIMITED 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 GOLD CLICK LIMITED and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can see 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 GOLD CLICK LIMITED, such as the street name, city and country.

GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2 and GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the GOLD CLICK LIMITED certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

GOLD CLICK LIMITED Files

The following are the GOLD CLICK LIMITED files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
2/56Cloud.exe
3/56MainService.exe
7/62mainservice.exe
3/57PGChk.exe
2/56PGUpd.exe
5/61PGChk.exe
11/56Cloud.exe
3/57MainService.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the GOLD CLICK LIMITED files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVwareGold Click Ltd (fs)
AegisLabSuspicious.Cloud.Gen!c
BaiduWin32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9952
Baidu-InternationalTrojan.Win32.Bottilda.C
ComodoApplication.Win32.Agent.nqbkv, Application.Win32.Agent.gptfx
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/ProxyGate.A potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Bottilda.C
FortinetW32/Bottilda.AC!tr
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 004c5e881 )
K7GWTrojan ( 004c5e881 )
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.GoldClick
McAfeeArtemis!D4140708D99A, Artemis!3EE4ED1EB8B4
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis, Artemis!Trojan
PandaPUP/Multitoolbar
RisingPUA.ProxyGate!8.E1B1 (cloud:FwbaEJ8W1E) , PUA.ProxyGate!8.E1B1 (cloud:bqqkKSx21NQ)
SymantecSuspicious.Cloud.2, Trojan.Gen.2
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R00UC0OFU15
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V0314
VIPREGold Click Ltd (fs)
WebrootPua.Proxygate

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 461 scan reports for the GOLD CLICK LIMITED files. 36 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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