Idea Grant - 18% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Idea Grant? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Win32.Reveton.a (v) and W32/S-d624c56e!Eldorado. The detection rate for the Idea Grant files collected here is 18%. Please read on for more details.

You'll typically see Idea Grant when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Idea Grant appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Idea Grant certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Idea Grant:

Screenshot of the Idea Grant 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 Idea Grant and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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 view the address for Idea Grant, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Idea Grant certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

Idea Grant Files

These are the Idea Grant files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
10/55gYrY7rrF58iB.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Reveton.a (v)
Antiy-AVLRiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.LoadMoney.gen
BaiduWin32.Trojan.Kryptik.alb
CyrenW32/S-d624c56e!Eldorado
F-ProtW32/S-d624c56e!Eldorado
FortinetRiskware/Kryptik.FAWE
Kasperskynot-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.LMN.gen
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM20.1.0000.Malware.Gen
SymantecSuspicious.Cloud.7.F
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Reveton.a (v)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 55 scan reports for the Idea Grant 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:

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