Laroste Apps - 19% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Laroste Apps? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Crossrider (fs) and Generic.E14. The detection rate for the Laroste Apps files collected here is 19%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Laroste Apps when double-clicking to run 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 Laroste Apps certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Laroste Apps file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Laroste Apps:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Laroste Apps 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 view the address for Laroste Apps, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Laroste Apps certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Laroste Apps Files
These are the Laroste Apps files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 15/55 | FODKO.exe |
| 6/55 | $RRRL69B.exe |
| 16/55 | JJIKJTU.exe |
| 21/55 | LLRKCYNS.exe |
| 7/54 | XPCBR.exe |
| 18/54 | Cinema-Plus-1.7cV06.10-bho.dll |
| 7/55 | 0ad52daf-2480-4af1-a03b-40fa06d86d44-2.exe |
| 4/55 | HD01-V2.1V28.09-bho64.dll |
| 5/55 | 03e25c1b-cc04-44e0-b40b-dd0d5ba997f9.exe |
| 4/55 | $R1NU5AK.exe |
| 3/55 | $RSUQ402.exe |
| 16/55 | NZYU.exe |
| 5/54 | HD-V2.2V03.10-bho64.dll |
| 17/55 | MOJWXXT.exe |
| 7/55 | SJZJ.exe |
| 8/55 | d99f21e4-fcd1-43a9-8e0a-1b8d2260b886-2.exe |
| 7/54 | HD-V2.2V07.10-bho.dll |
| 8/55 | 7972eed7-cf7d-4555-9213-1b05eb2fd555-5.exe |
| 18/55 | HD-Quality-v3V04.10-bho.dll |
| 8/54 | HD-V2.2V30.09-bho.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Laroste Apps files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.E14 |
| AVware | Crossrider (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151675 |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.CrossRider |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/NSIS.Adwapper, Trojan/Win32.GoogUpdate |
| Avast | Win32:Malware-gen |
| Avira | Adware/CrossRider.gr, ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7, ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2, Adware/Graftor.151675.14 |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.CrossRider.BAV, PUA.Win32.CrossRider.bBA |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151675 |
| DrWeb | DLOADER.Trojan, Trojan.Crossrider.34112 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BA, a variant of Win64/Toolbar.Crossrider.J, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AS, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AU |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151675 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/A-9fe1d2f2!Eldorado, W32/A-fe3c301b!Eldorado, W32/A-9e906728!Eldorado, W32/A-ee826839!Eldorado, W32/S-9ad4719b!Eldorado, W32/A-f9ceb6aa!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151675 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/CrossRider, W32/GoogUpdate.XBB!tr |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1, Win32.Adware.Crossrider.L, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151675 |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider, Trojan.GoogUpdate |
| Kaspersky | Trojan.Win32.GoogUpdate.xbb, Trojan.Win32.GoogUpdate.whr |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A, PUP.Optional.InfoHD.A, PUP.Optional.CinemaPlus.A, PUP.Optional.TotalPlus.A, PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A, PUP.Optional.HDQuality.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!469D3FCCD197, Artemis!D58A7C4BD8C4 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.th, Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151675 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dfvdce |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen, HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59 |
| Sophos | Generic PUA CE |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2, Adware.Crossid |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.Googupdate.Wtxi |
| VBA32 | Trojan.GoogUpdate |
| VIPRE | Crossrider (fs) |
| Zillya | Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.3400 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 1698 scan results for the Laroste Apps files. 330 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view 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:
- 009efc01d81f792e8b74e2aa245d97a66b