Nipah Systems - 30% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Nipah Systems? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as W64.HfsAdware.1052 and Generic.509. The detection rate for the Nipah Systems files collected here is 30%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably notice Nipah Systems when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Nipah Systems digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Nipah Systems file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Nipah Systems:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Nipah Systems 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, etc. You can also see the address for Nipah Systems, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the Nipah Systems certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Nipah Systems Files
The following are the Nipah Systems files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 12/55 | bsdp32.sys |
| 17/56 | bsdpf64.sys |
| 18/57 | bsdriver.sys |
| 17/57 | cherimoya.sys |
| 11/56 | cherimoya.sys |
| 17/56 | bsdriver.sys |
| 23/57 | bsdriver.sys |
| 12/57 | cherimoya.sys |
| 25/56 | bsdpf64.sys |
| 14/57 | bsdriver.sys |
| 5/57 | cherimoya.sys |
| 5/57 | cherimoya.sys |
| 10/57 | bsdriver.sys |
| 7/57 | cherimoya.sys |
| 7/57 | bsdriver.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Nipah Systems files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.509, WebFilter.EF, Hider.AEJM |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| AegisLab | Appl.Shopperz.Fkei!c, Virus.Gen!c |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Pennybee, PUP/Win32.Netfilter |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.Perion, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-gen [Adw], Win64:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| Avira | ADWARE/PennyBee.Gen, APPL/ShopperZ.fkei |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.1052, W64.HfsAdware.1052 |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Netfilter-799 |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren | W32/S-df226ea7!Eldorado, W64/S-24abede1!Eldorado, W64/S-da439d85!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.Vbates.28, Adware.Vbates.19 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/Toolbar.Perion.K potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.D potentially unsafe, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.C potentially unsafe |
| F-Prot | W32/S-df226ea7!Eldorado, W64/S-24abede1!Eldorado, W64/S-da439d85!Eldorado |
| Fortinet | Adware/Perion, Adware/NetFilter, W64/Perion.A!tr.rkit |
| GData | Win64.Trojan.Agent.QBNKEX |
| Ikarus | AdWare.PennyBee, not-a-virus:RiskTool.NetFilter, Trojan.Hider |
| Jiangmin | WebToolbar.Perion.l, WebToolbar.Perion.i, Adware.NetFilter.a, WebToolbar.Perion.g, WebToolbar.Perion.e |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004eed161 ), Adware ( 004d5e091 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004ea7c21 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b885a1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004eed161 ), Adware ( 004d5e091 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004ea7c21 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b885a1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:HEUR:WebToolbar.Win32.Perion.gen, Rootkit.Win64.Perion.a, not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Perion.are |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.PerionTB, Rootkit.Komodia.PUA, Rootkit.Agent, PUP.Optional.VBates |
| McAfee | Rootkit-FAT!A5B3AAA94F87, Artemis!50DBADCC3339, Artemis!3121E7B52109, Artemis!850BAC09222A, PUP-FBX, Rootkit-FAT!363F9030FFC8 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Rootkit-FAT!A5B3AAA94F87, Artemis, PUP-FBX, Rootkit-FAT!363F9030FFC8 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win64.Vbates.ebqizf, Riskware.Win64.Vbates.ebqlrs, Riskware.Win64.Vbates.ebshvn, Riskware.Win64.Vbates.ednqso |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious, Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.989 |
| Rising | Malware.Generic!ftqC5gRNvhO@5 (Thunder), Malware.Generic!Aj9llBTs7GU@3 (Thunder), Malware.Generic!RRzfdujzRII@2 (Thunder), PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F], Malware.Generic!wY3Lp0BNw2K@3 (Thunder), PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.Cherimoya/Variant, PUP.Perion/Variant |
| Sophos | Mal/Generic-S |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Win64.Rootkit.Perion.Lnnv, Win32.Rootkit.Cherimoyanetfliter.Knup, Win64.Rootkit.Perion.Lihb, Win32.Adware.Netfilter.Akoc |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Rootkit.Perion.Win64.1, Downloader.Agent.Win32.282863, Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.100918 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 1652 scan reports for the Nipah Systems files. 493 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. 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:
- 11210f67981213bdf75f3e4545f51866170d