Pay-by-Ads Ltd - 14% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Pay-by-Ads Ltd? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A and Paybyads.340. The detection rate for the Pay-by-Ads Ltd files collected here is 14%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Pay-by-Ads Ltd when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Pay-by-Ads Ltd with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Pay-by-Ads Ltd file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Pay-by-Ads Ltd:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Pay-by-Ads Ltd and that the file has not been tampered with.
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 Pay-by-Ads Ltd, such as the street name, city and country.
Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority has issued the Pay-by-Ads Ltd certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Pay-by-Ads Ltd Files
These are the Pay-by-Ads Ltd files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 8/51 | dsrlte.exe |
| 7/54 | buenosearch.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Pay-by-Ads Ltd files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Paybyads.340 |
| ByteHero | Virus.Win32.Heur.n |
| DrWeb | Adware.Toolbar.251 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.K |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!BA73D8DC5DD1, Artemis!FE1BB2A4132A |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!BA73D8DC5DD1, Artemis!FE1BB2A4132A |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 105 scan reports for the Pay-by-Ads Ltd files. 15 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 2b0fff59fb803e