Ivan Kostin - 48% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Ivan Kostin? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Malware.QVM20.Gen and PUP-FHQ!B777F37E52C9. The detection rate for the Ivan Kostin files collected here is 48%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Ivan Kostin when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Ivan Kostin certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Ivan Kostin file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by Ivan Kostin:
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 Ivan Kostin and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view 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 Ivan Kostin, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Ivan Kostin certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Ivan Kostin Files
These are the Ivan Kostin files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 29/53 | The Blind Side English Full Movie.exe |
| 20/50 | Miracle in cell number 7.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Ivan Kostin files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.2EF, MalSign.Generic.2EF |
| Agnitum | PUA.Downloader! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.TSULoader |
| AntiVir | Adware/InstallRex.P.2, Adware/AdLoad.ger |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan[Downloader:not-a-virus]/Win32.AdLoad |
| Avast | Win32:InstalleRex-AI [PUP] |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.AntiFW.A5 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.InstalleRex.LL, Application.Win32.InstalleRex.KG |
| DrWeb | Adware.Downware.1541 |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/InstalleRex.L, Win32/InstalleRex.M |
| Fortinet | Riskware/InstalleRex |
| GData | Win32.Application.InstalleRex.F, Win32.Application.Installerex.E |
| Ikarus | AdWare.InstallRex, AdWare.Downloader.InstallRex |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 00491c4b1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 00491c4b1 ) |
| Kaspersky | Trojan.Win32.AntiFW.a, Trojan-Downloader.Win32.SneakyTrail.b |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.DownAdLoad.f.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.DownAdLoad.g.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.InstalleRex, PUP.Optional.Tarma |
| McAfee | PUP-FHQ!B777F37E52C9 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | PUP-FHQ!B777F37E52C9 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Downware.crdwjq |
| Panda | PUP/TSUploader, Adware/TSUploader |
| Qihoo-360 | Malware.QVM20.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Adload!6.B3F, PE:PUF.InstallRex!1.9E4C |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.InstalleRex/Variant |
| Sophos | InstallRex |
| Symantec | Suspicious.B.UMH.PUA |
| VBA32 | Downloader.AdLoad |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Installerex/WebPick (fs) |
| Zillya | Downloader.Adload.Win32.16843 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 103 scan results for the Ivan Kostin files. 49 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 00eb11d24ce6ddbbf752fe4dc3d683d2bf