Innovative Systems LLC - 19% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Innovative Systems LLC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Win32/JoyDownloader.D and PUP.Optional.OpenCandy. The detection rate for the Innovative Systems LLC files collected here is 19%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically notice Innovative Systems LLC when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

Screenshot where Innovative Systems LLC appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Innovative Systems LLC certificate with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Innovative Systems LLC 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 signed by Innovative Systems LLC:

Screenshot of the Innovative Systems LLC certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Innovative Systems LLC 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, and so on. You can also see the address for Innovative Systems LLC, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Innovative Systems LLC certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

Innovative Systems LLC Files

These are the Innovative Systems LLC files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
13/56iExplorer_setup_3321.exe
14/54flashplayer14_install_win_pi.exe
5/53gomplayerensetup_2.26.exe
12/56windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe
7/53offer.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
AVGAdLoad.OpenCandy, Generic.AB7, Generic.84A, OpenCandy.BED
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Opencandy
AgnitumRiskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.OpenCandy, PUP/Win32.Agent
AvastWin32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AviraAPPL/Downloader.Gen, ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.OpenCandy.BA
ClamAVWin.Trojan.Agent-803351
ComodoApplicUnwnt
DrWebAdware.OpenCandy.47, Adware.Downware.6712, Adware.OpenCandy.55, Adware.Downware.5295
ESET-NOD32Win32/JoyDownloader.D, a variant of Win32/InstallCore.QH
IkarusPUA.JoyDownloader
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.OpenCandy
McAfeeArtemis!C5E8D0BFF605, Artemis!FC67B34E91B4, Artemis!2A2CC871B2C2, Artemis!1FC34F821322
McAfee-GW-EditionHeuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-PKR.G
Qihoo-360Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
SophosGeneric PUA GO
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2
TrendMicroADW_OPENCANDY
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspici.68433547, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0715, ADW_OPENCANDY, Suspici.F184F561
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Opencandy

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 272 scan results for the Innovative Systems LLC files. 51 of these scan reports 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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