QUICKREF - 34% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by QUICKREF? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Vitruvian.J and InfoAtoms (fs). The detection rate for the QUICKREF files collected here is 34%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see QUICKREF when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the QUICKREF certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the QUICKREF file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by QUICKREF:
As you can see in the screengrab above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by QUICKREF 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for QUICKREF, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the QUICKREF certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
QUICKREF Files
The following are the QUICKREF files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 22/57 | qrsvc.exe |
| 6/57 | qrsvc.exe |
| 30/57 | qrnfd_1_10_0_9.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the QUICKREF files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.Vitruvian.J |
| AVG | Generic.2C1 |
| AVware | InfoAtoms (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.Vitruvian.J |
| Agnitum | PUA.Popad! |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Vitruvian, Trojan/Win32.SGeneric |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.Gen7, Adware/Vitruvian.52720 |
| BitDefender | Adware.Vitruvian.J |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.96EE |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| DrWeb | Adware.Plugin.924, Adware.Popad.10 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Adware.Vitruvian.J (B) |
| F-Secure | Adware.Vitruvian.J |
| Fortinet | Adware/Vitruvian |
| GData | Adware.Vitruvian.J |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Vitruvian.c |
| K7AntiVirus | Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| K7GW | Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.QuickRef.A |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.Vitruvian.J |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Vitruvian.dnpzum |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A, Generic Suspicious |
| Sophos | Generic PUA LK, Generic PUA AF |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2, WS.Reputation.1 |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EC115 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0126, TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EC115 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Vitruvian |
| VIPRE | InfoAtoms (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Vitruvian.Win32.20, Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.30054 |
| nProtect | Adware.Vitruvian.J |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 171 scan reports for the QUICKREF files. 58 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.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 11219b2e795f5f7739842a0c0b7e7f9f1a08