Local Internet LTD - 6% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Local Internet LTD? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Troj.Gen!c and Win32/Ubar.A potentially unwanted. The detection rate for the Local Internet LTD files collected here is 6%. Please read on for more details.

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

Screenshot where Local Internet LTD appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Local Internet LTD with the following steps:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Local Internet LTD:

Screenshot of the Local Internet LTD 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 Local Internet LTD and that the file has not been tampered with.

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 Local Internet LTD, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Local Internet LTD certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

Local Internet LTD Files

The following are the Local Internet LTD files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/61UbarService.exe
9/55ubardriver.sys
0/56ubardriver.sys

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Local Internet LTD files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AegisLabTroj.Gen!c
DrWebAdware.Plugin.1444, Adware.Plugin.1511
ESET-NOD32Win32/Ubar.A potentially unwanted
GDataWin32.Trojan.Agent.44TISD
McAfeeArtemis!A7EA5139C783
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis
RisingMalware.Generic!AEVuXw04F4N@5 (thunder)
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 172 scan results for the Local Internet LTD files. 10 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

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