MicroNames Corp - 51% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from MicroNames Corp? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Zusy.265385 and PUP-FMZ. The detection rate for the MicroNames Corp files collected here is 51%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically notice MicroNames Corp 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 MicroNames Corp appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for MicroNames Corp with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by MicroNames Corp:

Screenshot of the MicroNames Corp 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 MicroNames Corp and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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, and so on. You can also view the address for MicroNames Corp, such as the street name, city and country.

thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the MicroNames Corp certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

MicroNames Corp Files

The following are the MicroNames Corp files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
35/69DrtLauncher.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the MicroNames Corp files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGWin32:AdwareSig [Adw]
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Zusy.265385
ArcabitTrojan.Zusy.D40CA9
AvastWin32:AdwareSig [Adw]
AviraADWARE/Hebogo.rxqcm
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Zusy.265385
CrowdStrikemalicious_confidence_90% (D)
CylanceUnsafe
DrWebAdware.Hebogo.27
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Zusy.265385 (B)
Endgamemalicious (high confidence)
F-SecureAdware.ADWARE/Hebogo.rxqcm
FortinetRiskware/PUP
GDataGen:Variant.Zusy.265385
IkarusPUA.Hebogo
Invinceaheuristic
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 004db7621 )
K7GWAdware ( 004db7621 )
KasperskyTrojan-Downloader.Win32.MultiDL.rhk
MAXmalware (ai score=88)
MalwarebytesAdware.MicroNames
McAfeePUP-FMZ
McAfee-GW-EditionPUP-FMZ
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Zusy.265385
MicrosoftPUA:Win32/MicroNames
PandaTrj/CI.A
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM41.2.2B94.Malware.Gen
RisingDownloader.MultiDL!8.2F0F (CLOUD)
SophosGeneric PUA NJ (PUA)
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2
TencentWin32.Trojan-downloader.Multidl.Kge
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R002C0PBD19
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.R002C0PBD19
ViRobotAdware.Zusy.824048.A
ZoneAlarmTrojan-Downloader.Win32.MultiDL.rhk

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 69 scan reports for the MicroNames Corp files. 35 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 done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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