MicroNames Co.,Ltd - 60% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by MicroNames Co.,Ltd? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.GenericKD.5217987 and Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.164797. The detection rate for the MicroNames Co.,Ltd files collected here is 60%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see MicroNames Co.,Ltd when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the MicroNames Co.,Ltd digital signature with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the MicroNames Co.,Ltd file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by MicroNames Co.,Ltd:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by MicroNames Co.,Ltd and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 view the address for MicroNames Co.,Ltd, such as the street name, city and country.
thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA and Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the MicroNames Co.,Ltd certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
MicroNames Co.,Ltd Files
These are the MicroNames Co.,Ltd files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 36/57 | WinCtrProc.exe |
| 42/70 | translation.exe |
| 40/70 | Uninstall_Ctr.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the MicroNames Co.,Ltd files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Trojan.GenericKD.5217987 |
| AVG | Generic.C55, Win32:Adware-ADK [PUP], Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.164797, Trojan.GenericKD.5217987 |
| AegisLab | AdWare.W32.Agent.lpCH |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.MicroNames |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.DownloadWare, GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Hebogo, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Adware.Zusy.D283BD, Trojan.Generic.D4F9EC3 |
| Avast | Win32:Hebogo-A [Adw], Win32:Adware-ADK [PUP], Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Downloadware.xdpw, ADWARE/Hebogo.PI, ADWARE/Hebogo.RA |
| Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9975 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.DownloadWare.J |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.164797, Trojan.GenericKD.5217987 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.5066 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Micronames1.Gen |
| ClamAV | Win.Trojan.Generic-5290756-0 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Downware.KG, Malware@#39wz1pvgosbkh |
| CrowdStrike | win/malicious_confidence_90% (D) |
| Cybereason | malicious.b01f90, malicious.87e0f3 |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| Cyren | W32/VB-Backdoor-HRS-based!Maxim, W32/Trojan.XGNN-8728 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Hebogo.8, Adware.Hebogo.12 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.DownloadWare.J, a variant of Win32/Adware.Hebogo |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.164797 (B), Trojan.GenericKD.5217987 (B) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence), malicious (moderate confidence) |
| F-Prot | W32/VB-Backdoor-HRS-based!Maxim |
| F-Secure | Adware.ADWARE/Hebogo.PI, Adware.ADWARE/Hebogo.RA |
| Fortinet | Adware/DownloadWare, Adware/Hebogo, W32/Generic.AC.3B4311!tr |
| GData | Win32.Application.Agent.XL7VZZ, Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.164797, Trojan.GenericKD.5217987 |
| Ikarus | PUA.DownloadWare |
| Invincea | heuristic |
| Jiangmin | AdWare.DownloadWare.bi |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004da1f11 ), Adware ( 004dca451 ), Trojan ( 0049ee0a1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004da1f11 ), Adware ( 004dca451 ), Trojan ( 0049ee0a1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DownloadWare.asy, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Hebogo.vje |
| MAX | malware (ai score=100), malware (ai score=99) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.MicroNames, Adware.Hebogo |
| McAfee | Artemis!555D05238A09, Artemis!187E616B01F9, PUP-FNO |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!PUP, PUP-FNO |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.164797, Trojan.GenericKD.5217987 |
| Microsoft | Adware:Win32/Hebogo, PUA:Win32/MicroNames |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.DownloadWare.ebznld, Riskware.Win32.Hebogo.efliiz, Riskware.Win32.Hebogo.ejvdpv |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen, Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.b38, Win32/Virus.Adware.31e |
| Rising | Malware.Undefined!8.C-4eaEXGqI3j (Cloud), Malware.Undefined!8.C (CLOUD), Malware.Generic.5!tfe (CLOUD) |
| SentinelOne | static engine - malicious |
| Sophos | Generic PUA LP (PUA), Generic PUA EI (PUA), Generic PUA HG (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2, ML.Attribute.HighConfidence |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Downloadware.Suob, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Dyqw, Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Tccl |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R00JC0DE516, TROJ_GEN.R014C0PJH18 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | HV_HEBOGO_CA2333AA.TOMC, TROJ_GEN.R014C0PJH18 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Hebogo, Adware.Hebogo |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Hebogo |
| ViRobot | Adware.Hebogo.835320 |
| Webroot | W32.Adware.Gen |
| Yandex | PUA.DownloadWare!, PUA.Hebogo! |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFoxCRT.Win32.712, Adware.HebogoCRTD.Win32.4735 |
| ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Hebogo.vje |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 197 scan reports for the MicroNames Co.,Ltd files. 118 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review 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:
- 5938e58125243dbf7e3c00f413791a0f
- 3395a2e1c8a4098b69fdd178b33b0eb7