PC Fixer Tools LP - 22% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from PC Fixer Tools LP? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.SysTweaker.gen and W32/Trojan.QPGF-7890. The detection rate for the PC Fixer Tools LP files collected here is 22%. Please read on for more details.

You'll probably notice PC Fixer Tools LP when 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 PC Fixer Tools LP appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the PC Fixer Tools LP digital signature with the following procedure:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the PC Fixer Tools LP file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screengrab of a file digitally signed by PC Fixer Tools LP:

Screenshot of the PC Fixer Tools LP certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by PC Fixer Tools LP 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 view the address for PC Fixer Tools LP, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the PC Fixer Tools LP certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

PC Fixer Tools LP Files

The following are the PC Fixer Tools LP files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
14/65ggamesst.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the PC Fixer Tools LP files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
CAT-QuickHealTrojan.Speedchecker
CyrenW32/Trojan.QPGF-7890
DrWebProgram.Unwanted.3156
FortinetRiskware/SysTweaker
Kasperskynot-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.SysTweaker.gen
MAXmalware (ai score=94)
McAfeeArtemis!504649344933
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis
MicrosoftPUA:Win32/SpeedChecker
PandaPUP/PCCleaner
Qihoo-360Win32/Virus.RiskTool.f9e
SophosGeneric PUA CC (PUA)
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.R002H07BR19
ZoneAlarmnot-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.SysTweaker.gen

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 65 scan reports for the PC Fixer Tools LP files. 14 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view 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:

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