Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Kreapixel Network? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Kreapixel Network (fs) and Win32:Adware-CKQ [Adw]. The detection rate for the Kreapixel Network files collected here is 18%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically notice Kreapixel Network when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Kreapixel Network certificate with the following procedure:
Here's a screengrab of a file signed by Kreapixel Network:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Kreapixel Network 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 see the address for Kreapixel Network, such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Kreapixel Network certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the Kreapixel Network files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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5/57 | 2huLzBv.exe |
19/56 | ekcRGi7.exe |
6/56 | 3T2UHVZ.exe |
Here's the detection names for the Kreapixel Network files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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AVG | Generic.DF8 |
AVware | Kreapixel Network (fs) |
Agnitum | PUA.WinuSecu! |
AhnLab-V3 | Adware/Win32.WinuSecu |
Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
Avast | Win32:Adware-CKQ [Adw] |
Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.B9F3, W32.HfsAdware.1723, W32.HfsAdware.A597 |
Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/Adware.WinuSecu.B |
Fortinet | Adware/WinuSecu |
GData | Win32.Application.Agent.6MQQ60 |
K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004ba5811 ) |
K7GW | Adware ( 004ba5811 ) |
McAfee | Artemis!90E36865A874 |
Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
Tencent | Msil.Adware.Winusecu.Htvn |
TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R00GC0OCU15 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R00GC0OCU15, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0324 |
VIPRE | Kreapixel Network (fs) |
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 169 scan reports for the Kreapixel Network files. 30 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: