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:
You can view additional details from the GOLD CLICK LIMITED certificate with the following procedure:
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by GOLD CLICK LIMITED:
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.
The following are the GOLD CLICK LIMITED files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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2/56 | Cloud.exe |
3/56 | MainService.exe |
7/62 | mainservice.exe |
3/57 | PGChk.exe |
2/56 | PGUpd.exe |
5/61 | PGChk.exe |
11/56 | Cloud.exe |
3/57 | MainService.exe |
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.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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AVware | Gold Click Ltd (fs) |
AegisLab | Suspicious.Cloud.Gen!c |
Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9952 |
Baidu-International | Trojan.Win32.Bottilda.C |
Comodo | Application.Win32.Agent.nqbkv, Application.Win32.Agent.gptfx |
ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/ProxyGate.A potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Bottilda.C |
Fortinet | W32/Bottilda.AC!tr |
K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 004c5e881 ) |
K7GW | Trojan ( 004c5e881 ) |
Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.GoldClick |
McAfee | Artemis!D4140708D99A, Artemis!3EE4ED1EB8B4 |
McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, Artemis!Trojan |
Panda | PUP/Multitoolbar |
Rising | PUA.ProxyGate!8.E1B1 (cloud:FwbaEJ8W1E) , PUA.ProxyGate!8.E1B1 (cloud:bqqkKSx21NQ) |
Symantec | Suspicious.Cloud.2, Trojan.Gen.2 |
TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R00UC0OFU15 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0314 |
VIPRE | Gold Click Ltd (fs) |
Webroot | Pua.Proxygate |
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.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: