Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.)? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as InstallCore (fs) and Adware ( 004cf4201 ). The detection rate for the Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.) files collected here is 20%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.) when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.) certificate with the following procedure:
Here is a screencap of a file that has been signed by Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.):
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 Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.) and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, and so on. You can also examine the address for Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.), such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.) certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.) files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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11/56 | Setup__2556931.exe |
Here's the detection names for the Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.) files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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AVware | InstallCore (fs) |
Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[Adware]/Win32.installcore.aaj |
DrWeb | Trojan.Installcore.633 |
ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/InstallCore.ADV.gen potentially unwanted |
Ikarus | PUA.InstallCore |
K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004cf4201 ) |
K7GW | Adware ( 004cf4201 ) |
Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.InstallCore |
Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM06.1.Malware.Gen |
Sophos | Install Core Click run software (PUA) |
VIPRE | InstallCore (fs) |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 56 scan reports for the Platform Prompt (New Media Holdings Ltd.) files. 11 of these scan reports 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.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: