Marc Newlin - 0.746% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a file that has a digital signature from Marc Newlin? If so, please read on.

You will probably see Marc Newlin 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:

Screenshot where Marc Newlin appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Marc Newlin with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Marc Newlin file
  2. Right-click on 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 that has been signed by Marc Newlin:

Screenshot of the Marc Newlin certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Marc Newlin and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 Marc Newlin, such as the street name, city and country.

StartCom Class 2 Primary Intermediate Object CA has issued the Marc Newlin certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

Marc Newlin Files

The following are the Marc Newlin files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/45TechieBot.exe
0/46ProcessCleanup.exe
0/43TechieBotUpdater.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Marc Newlin files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
SymantecWS.Reputation.1

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 134 scan reports for the Marc Newlin files. 1 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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