Pat Wuffe - 12% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Pat Wuffe? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Generic_r.AUG and ADWARE/PennyBee.Gen. The detection rate for the Pat Wuffe files collected here is 12%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Pat Wuffe when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Pat Wuffe certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Pat Wuffe 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 signed by Pat Wuffe:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Pat Wuffe 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 view the address for Pat Wuffe, such as the street name, city and country.
Nase Uhhwok has issued the Pat Wuffe certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Pat Wuffe Files
These are the Pat Wuffe files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 7/57 | Hheobaf64.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Pat Wuffe files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic_r.AUG |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Avira | ADWARE/PennyBee.Gen |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/Riskware.Komodia.D |
| Ikarus | AdWare.PennyBee |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Winsock.HijackBoot |
| Tencent | Win64.Risk.Riskware.Hrow |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 57 scan results for the Pat Wuffe files. 7 of these scan results 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 01