Gratifying Apps - 10% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Gratifying Apps? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Generic.D4C and GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent. The detection rate for the Gratifying Apps files collected here is 10%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically notice Gratifying Apps when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

Screenshot where Gratifying Apps appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Gratifying Apps certificate with the following steps:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Gratifying Apps:

Screenshot of the Gratifying Apps certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Gratifying Apps and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 view the address for Gratifying Apps, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Gratifying Apps certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Gratifying Apps Files

These are the Gratifying Apps files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/55FrameworkBHO64.dll
1/55FrameworkBHO.dll
10/53FrameworkEngine.exe
6/54FrameworkBHO64.dll
1/55FrameworkBHO64.dll
3/54FrameworkBHO64.dll
3/54FrameworkBHO64.dll
4/54FrameworkBHO.dll
10/55FrameworkBHO.dll
10/56FrameworkBHO.dll
7/56FrameworkBHO64.dll
6/54FrameworkBHO64.dll
10/56FrameworkBHO.dll
12/57FrameworkBHO64.dll
0/55h5jtousd.q2a.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.D4C, Generic5.CHNW
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
AgnitumPUA.SmartApps!
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
AviraADWARE/Adware.Gen
BkavW64.HfsAdware.8316
ClamAVWin.Adware.1219995
DrWebAdware.GamePlayLabs.41, Adware.Bho.4061
ESET-NOD32Win32/AdWare.SmartApps.F, a variant of Win32/AdWare.SmartApps.H
IkarusAdWare.Smartapps, PUA.SmartApps
JiangminAdware/Agent.ajoi
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Agent.dhzzwy, Riskware.Win32.Agent.dijihz
VBA32AdWare.Agent
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ZillyaAdware.Agent.Win32.14987

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 823 scan reports for the Gratifying Apps files. 84 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

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