OOO Vympel - 17% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by OOO Vympel? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as W32.HfsAdware.5D36 and PUP/Multitoolbar. The detection rate for the OOO Vympel files collected here is 17%. Please read on for more details.

You'll typically notice OOO Vympel 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 OOO Vympel appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

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

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the OOO Vympel 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 Vympel:

Screenshot of the OOO Vympel certificate

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

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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, etc. You can also view the address for OOO Vympel, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the OOO Vympel certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

OOO Vympel Files

The following are the OOO Vympel files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
3/52app_updater.exe
18/59FreeVideoToMP3Converter_5.0.99.823_d.exe
8/57FreeDVDVideoConverter_2.0.61.627_d.exe
10/57FreeScreenVideoRecorder_3.0.42.721_o.exe
8/57freediscburner_3.0.66.823_r.exe
6/56FreeStudio_6.6.28.831_d.exe
18/61FreeVideoFlipAndRotate_1.1.35.831_d.exe
19/59freescreenvideorecorder_3.0.45.1027_o.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
BkavW32.HfsAdware.5D36
CAT-QuickHealTrojan.IGENERIC
ComodoApplicUnwnt
CyrenW32/Trojan.BRWR-5715, W32/Trojan.NHTG-4707, W32/Trojan.PHSV-0719
DrWebProgram.Freemake.1, Trojan.InstallCore.2700
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/FusionCore.I potentially unwanted
EmsisoftApplication.AdInstall (A)
FortinetRiskware/FusionCore
GDataScript.Application.FusionCore.B
IkarusPUA.Optional.Downloader, PUA.FusionCore
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 004f690b1 )
K7GWAdware ( 004f690b1 )
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.FusionCore
McAfeeArtemis!2AEBE504CE23, Artemis!822762B511B2, Artemis!A8DA62A122C5, Artemis!FC9B8B6E5E24
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.InstallCore.egdtnm
PaloaltoVirus/Win32.WGeneric.lcswk, Virus/Win32.WGeneric.liuvj
PandaPUP/Multitoolbar
RisingPUA.FusionCore!8.124 (cloud:PMSZjvEMLjM) , PUA.FusionCore!8.124-ERJEdhohdbS (cloud), PUA.FusionCore!8.124-4PQXaStasHC (cloud)
SymantecTrojan.Gen.8, PUA.InstallCore
ViRobotAdware.Fusioncore.2268104.A[h], Adware.Fusioncore.2268176.A[h], Adware.Fusioncore.2268160[h]
WebrootMalicious
YandexRiskware.Agent!

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 516 scan results for the OOO Vympel files. 90 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:

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