LI Impact - 49% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by LI Impact? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.6784 and Trojan.DownLoad3.20651. The detection rate for the LI Impact files collected here is 49%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice LI Impact when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where LI Impact appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the LI Impact certificate with the following steps:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by LI Impact:

Screenshot of the LI Impact certificate

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

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 view the address for LI Impact, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the LI Impact certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

LI Impact Files

These are the LI Impact files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
19/46Dc2.exe
26/46RazorGamer.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
AVGSkodna.Bundle_r.B
AgnitumAdware.LIImpact!RAikHuGLyNc
AhnLab-V3Downloader/Win32.Genome
AntiVirTR/Dropper.Gen5
AvastWin32:Adware-AQL [PUP]
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.6784
CommtouchW32/Dropper.BA.gen!Eldorado
DrWebTrojan.DownLoad3.20651
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Adware.LIImpact.A
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.6784 (B)
F-ProtW32/Dropper.BA.gen!Eldorado
F-SecureGen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.6784
GDataGen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.6784
IkarusTrojan-Downloader.Win32.Genome
JiangminTrojan/Jorik.jnzc, Trojan/Jorik.jzhy
K7AntiVirusRiskware
MalwarebytesAdware.HotBar
McAfeeArtemis!4592E4633D3D
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!4592E4633D3D
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.6784
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Jorik.brolbx
NormanGenome.EE
SUPERAntiSpywareTrojan.Agent/Gen-Genome
SophosImpact Setup
VBA32Trojan.Jorik.Loadwar
VIPREPinball Corporation (fs)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 92 scan results for the LI Impact files. 45 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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