Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. - 5% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Lavasoft Software Canada Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Program.Unwanted.4990 and ApplicUnwnt@0. The detection rate for the Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. files collected here is 5%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically notice Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. certificate with the following steps:

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

Here's a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by Lavasoft Software Canada Inc.:

Screenshot of the Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. certificate

As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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, etc. You can also see the address for Lavasoft Software Canada Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

Entrust Extended Validation Code Signing CA - EVCS1 has issued the Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. Files

The following are the Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
2/65dciservice.exe
5/66Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ComodoApplicUnwnt@0
DrWebProgram.Unwanted.4990
ESET-NOD32a variant of MSIL/WebCompanion.D potentially unwanted
GridinsoftPUP.Win64.Gen.vb, PUP.Win32.WebCompanion.vb
YandexRiskware.Agent!c7UT0oAts60

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 131 scan reports for the Lavasoft Software Canada Inc. files. 7 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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