Kuiting Chen - 4% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Kuiting Chen? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Application.Sobrab.1 and malicious_confidence_93% (D). The detection rate for the Kuiting Chen files collected here is 4%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Kuiting Chen when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Kuiting Chen certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Kuiting Chen file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screengrab of a file signed by Kuiting Chen:
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 Kuiting Chen 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, and so on. You can also see the address for Kuiting Chen, such as the street name, city and country.
WoSign Class 2 Code Signing CA has issued the Kuiting Chen certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Kuiting Chen Files
These are the Kuiting Chen files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/57 | netutils2016.sys |
| 1/55 | netutils2016.exe |
| 1/55 | NetUtils2016.sys |
| 14/62 | NetUtils2016.dll |
| 0/57 | NetUtils2016.dll |
| 0/56 | netutils2016.sys |
| 0/57 | NetUtils2016.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Kuiting Chen files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Win32/DH{WyQlE4FGgXg?} |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Application.Sobrab.1 |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Application.Sobrab.1 |
| Avast | Win32:Malware-gen |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Application.Sobrab.1 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.Generic |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_93% (D), malicious_confidence_85% (D), malicious_confidence_78% (D), malicious_confidence_67% (D) |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Application.Sobrab.1 (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Application.Sobrab |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Application.Sobrab.1 |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Application.Sobrab.1 |
| Paloalto | generic.ml |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.8!cloud |
| Webroot | W32.Malware.Gen |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 399 scan reports for the Kuiting Chen files. 17 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 1131906a89f1af709c04782f1ca199f1