Prospera Software, Inc. - 23% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Prospera Software, Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as W32.HfsAdware.3C55 and ProsperaSoftware (fs). The detection rate for the Prospera Software, Inc. files collected here is 23%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically see Prospera Software, Inc. when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view the additional details from the Prospera Software, Inc. digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Prospera Software, Inc. file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Prospera Software, Inc.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Prospera Software, Inc. 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 examine the address for Prospera Software, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Prospera Software, Inc. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Prospera Software, Inc. Files
These are the Prospera Software, Inc. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 7/56 | ultra-booster-em-free.exe |
| 17/57 | azureusspeeduppro_setup.exe |
| 16/58 | bittorrent-ez-booster-free.exe |
| 14/68 | AresGalaxyTurboAccelerator_installer.exe |
| 16/67 | truxshare_free.exe |
| 16/71 | ixcelerator-setup.exe |
| 15/71 | ultra-booster-lw-free.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Prospera Software, Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.C3D, Generic.FD6 |
| AVware | ProsperaSoftware (fs) |
| AegisLab | Virus.Fd6.Gen!c |
| Alibaba | Downloader:Win32/OfferGenerator.0333ae70 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.3C55 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.IGENERIC |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt@#2wdvi6k3p35w0 |
| CrowdStrike | win/malicious_confidence_60% (D) |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| Cyren | W32/Trojan.COCH-2726 |
| DrWeb | Program.Unwanted.538, Program.Unwanted.1488, Program.Unwanted.2368, Program.Unwanted.3384 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Spigot.B potentially unwanted, a variant of MSIL/WebCompanion.A potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Application.Toolbar (A) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| GData | NSIS.Adware.WebCompanion.B |
| Ikarus | PUA.Spigot |
| Invincea | virus.win32.ravs.a, virus.win32.madang.a, heuristic |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004c20af1 ), Adware ( 004f47da1 ), Adware ( 00519a201 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004c20af1 ), Adware ( 004f47da1 ), Adware ( 00519a201 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.OfferGenerator.gen |
| MAX | malware (ai score=94) |
| McAfee | Artemis!8FA9438F4B99, Artemis!FD69C4021D13 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, Artemis!PUP |
| Microsoft | PUA:Win32/Accelerator |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.WebCompanion.ezawpc, Trojan.Win32.HipgnosisBrains.ezawql |
| Rising | PUA.HipgnosisBrains!8.115A-QPCZPGXggpP (cloud), PUA.Spigot!8.14EA-OsMydTlFIvF (cloud) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.Prospera/Variant |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0413, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0412 |
| VBA32 | suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h |
| VIPRE | ProsperaSoftware (fs) |
| ViRobot | Adware.Prosperasoftware.893048[h], Adware.Prosperasoftware.2002352[h] |
| Yandex | Riskware.Agent! |
| Zillya | Downloader.Agent.Win32.234137 |
| ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.OfferGenerator.gen |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 448 scan reports for the Prospera Software, Inc. files. 101 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 19a1ae80173fc78ef95d67c4bb75f591
- 00cfe53341d03c1bc7a0b9019d5e2a6c82
- 00c66710f8a0ab39439539ebe7b5f9186c