KawagaSoft - 23% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from KawagaSoft? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Artemis!9F83E3987A5F and a variant of Win32/InstallCore.OJ. The detection rate for the KawagaSoft files collected here is 23%. Please read on for more details.

You'll typically see KawagaSoft when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where KawagaSoft appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the KawagaSoft digital signature with the following steps:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by KawagaSoft:

Screenshot of the KawagaSoft certificate

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

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, and so on. You can also view the address for KawagaSoft, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the KawagaSoft certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

KawagaSoft Files

The following are the KawagaSoft files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
12/53FreeFileViewerSetup-16308238.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the KawagaSoft files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.D6B
AgnitumPUA.InstallCore!
AvastWin32:Malware-gen
DrWebTrojan.Packed.25266
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/InstallCore.OJ
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Installcore
McAfeeArtemis!9F83E3987A5F
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!9F83E3987A5F
SophosInstall Core Click run software
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V0505
VBA32Downware.InstallCore
VIPREInstallCore.b (fs)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 53 scan reports for the KawagaSoft files. 12 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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