Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Magicbit, Inc? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Generic.104 and W32.HfsAdware.9F0F. The detection rate for the Magicbit, Inc files collected here is 9%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Magicbit, Inc when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the additional details from the Magicbit, Inc digital signature with the following steps:
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Magicbit, Inc:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Magicbit, Inc and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above, you can view 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 Magicbit, Inc, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Magicbit, Inc certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
These are the Magicbit, Inc files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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6/55 | UmmyVD-Web-Loader.exe |
1/55 | SaveFromNetHelper-Web-007a8e698c-[360].exe |
6/54 | UmmyVD-Web-Loader-[129-yt-kIbVq7nMns0].exe |
2/56 | Tx4vdPmt.exe.part |
11/54 | SaveFromNetHelper-Web-e26ace3fa3-[373].exe |
4/56 | UmmyVC-Web-Loader.exe |
Here's the detection names for the Magicbit, Inc files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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AVG | Generic.104, Downloader.POR |
AegisLab | Virus.Gen!c |
Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[Downloader:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.Magicbit |
Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.9F0F |
ByteHero | Trojan.Malware.Obscu.Gen.001 |
Comodo | Application.Win32.Magicbit.~TE |
Cyren | W32/Trojan.VACC-1382 |
ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Magicbit.A potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Magicbit.C potentially unwanted |
Jiangmin | Downloader.Magicbit.d |
K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004da1631 ) |
K7GW | Hacktool ( 655367771 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004da1631 ) |
Kaspersky | not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.Magicbit.gen |
McAfee | Artemis!9E5FD9E714A5 |
McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
Panda | PUP/BrowseFox |
Rising | PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F], PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F] |
Zillya | Trojan.Kovter.Win32.1419 |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 330 scan reports for the Magicbit, Inc files. 30 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: