Moshe Karaso - 16% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Moshe Karaso? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Artua Vladislav (fs) and Suspicion: unknown virus. The detection rate for the Moshe Karaso files collected here is 16%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Moshe Karaso when 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 digital signature details for Moshe Karaso with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Moshe Karaso file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Moshe Karaso:
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 Moshe Karaso and that the file has not been tampered with.
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 Moshe Karaso, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Moshe Karaso certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Moshe Karaso Files
The following are the Moshe Karaso files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 3/45 | SaveAs.exe |
| 6/45 | DownloadSetup.exe |
| 6/43 | SaveAs.exe |
| 6/44 | ClickToSave.exe |
| 14/46 | AutoMapa 1.4.1 (0165) Mapa 1206 [removed] (ANDROID).exe |
| 4/45 | setup.exe |
| 6/45 | SaveAs.exe |
| 5/46 | oxford bookworms starter_2.exe |
| 16/47 | SaveAs.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Moshe Karaso files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Suspicion: unknown virus |
| Agnitum | Trojan.XPACK!xI5lHIesxfg |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.DownloadManager, Adware/Win32.StartPage |
| AntiVir | Adware/InstallRex.A, ADWARE/Adware.Gen, BDS/Clack.pik |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-AIZ [Adw], Win32:InstalleRex-G [PUP] |
| BitDefender | Adware.Generic.453428 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Downware.448, Adware.Downware.836, is adware program Adware.Downware.831, Adware.Downware.836 |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/InstalleRex.C.Gen, Win32/InstalleRex.E.Gen, Win32/InstalleRex.I.Gen, Win32/InstalleRex.E |
| Emsisoft | Adware.Generic.453428 (B) |
| F-Secure | Adware.Generic.453428 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/InstallRex, W32/InstalleRex_E.gen |
| GData | Win32:Adware-AIZ , Adware.Generic.453428 |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Offerware |
| McAfee | Artemis!3D3C84F25BA5 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Heuristic.LooksLike.Win32.Suspicious.B |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.Generic.453428 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Downware.bqnhkd |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader, Trojan.Agent/Gen-InstallRex, Trojan.Agent/Gen-Startpage |
| Sophos | InstallRex |
| Symantec | WS.Reputation.1 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.RCBH1BA |
| VBA32 | Backdoor.Clack |
| VIPRE | Artua Vladislav (fs) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 406 scan results for the Moshe Karaso files. 66 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view 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:
- 55036d3c9b5c690240a409061736347f