OOO Lightshot - 1.2% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by OOO Lightshot? If so, please read on.

You will probably notice OOO Lightshot when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where OOO Lightshot appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the OOO Lightshot certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the OOO Lightshot file
  2. Right-click 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 OOO Lightshot:

Screenshot of the OOO Lightshot certificate

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

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 examine the address for OOO Lightshot, such as the street name, city and country.

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

OOO Lightshot Files

These are the OOO Lightshot files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
3/68Updater.exe
1/68Lightshot.exe
0/67Updater.exe
0/68Lightshot.exe
0/68Updater.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
DrWebAdware.Wombat.8
JiangminTrojan.Cometer.ai
PandaPUP/Generic
VBA32Adware.Wombat

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 339 scan reports for the OOO Lightshot files. 4 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

Comments

Frank writes

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Ich wollte gerade einen Download für einen im Internet angebotenen PL/1 to Cobol-Konverter vollziehen, da kam diese OOO Lightshot trawte SHA256 Meldung, ich habe das zugelassen, aber dann kam sofort "Installation is aborted due to unknown reason".
Der Download ist zu finden unter:
http://innovationslitesoft.netlify.com/pl-i-to-cobol-converter.html
Was soll ich tun?
MfG Email: frnklesser@aol.com

# 26 Aug 2018, 7:42

Roger Karlsson writes

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Frank, based on the look of the site and that the Russian "OOO" certificate I would be careful with running the file. Please upload your copy of the Cobol converter to virustotal to see if something is detected:

http://www.virustotal.com

Please let us know what you find out.

I tried of find the Cobol Converter download myself, but without success.

# 28 Aug 2018, 0:09

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