QuestService.net - 12% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from QuestService.net? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as BHO.Win32.Zwangi and Artemis!14637AC0A613. The detection rate for the QuestService.net files collected here is 12%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice QuestService.net when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view additional details from the QuestService.net certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the QuestService.net 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 digitally signed by QuestService.net:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by QuestService.net 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 view the address for QuestService.net, such as the street name, city and country.
UTN-USERFirst-Object has issued the QuestService.net certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
QuestService.net Files
These are the QuestService.net files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 5/41 | questservice135.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the QuestService.net files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| Ikarus | BHO.Win32.Zwangi |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!14637AC0A613 |
| NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.OneStep.H |
| Prevx | High Risk Cloaked Malware |
| a-squared | BHO.Win32.Zwangi!IK |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 41 scan results for the QuestService.net files. 5 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:
- 5611240efea16305229b38903698c2f9