Rapid Reader - 34% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Rapid Reader? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 and Generic.9F2. The detection rate for the Rapid Reader files collected here is 34%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Rapid Reader when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can also view the Rapid Reader certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Rapid Reader file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Rapid Reader:
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 Rapid Reader and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 view the address for Rapid Reader, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the Rapid Reader certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Rapid Reader Files
The following are the Rapid Reader files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 9/57 | rrfd_vw_1_10_0_24.sys |
| 28/56 | rrsvc.exe |
| 8/57 | rrfd_vt_1_10_0_22.sys |
| 33/57 | rrsvc.exe |
| 32/56 | rrsvc.exe |
| 7/57 | rrfd_vw_1_10_0_21.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Rapid Reader files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 |
| AVG | Generic.9F2 |
| AVware | NetFilter, InfoAtoms (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Vitruvian |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Vitruvian, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit | Adware.B123FA4, Trojan.Adware.Vitruvian.1 |
| Avast | Win32:Vitruvian-D [PUP], Win32:Vitruvian-B [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A, Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.F |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Adware.Netfilter.r7 |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren | W32/Adware.QUOK-8272, W32/Adware.EASK-1731 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Plugin.1136, Adware.Plugin.1197 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/Adware.Vitruvian.F, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian |
| Fortinet | Adware/Vitruvian, Riskware/NetFilter, Riskware/Vitruvian |
| GData | Win32.Application.Agent.8U9P5R, Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Vitruvian.ad |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004bbf601 ), Adware ( 004b8e1a1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004bbf601 ), Adware ( 004b8e1a1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.o |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.RapidReader, PUP.Optional.RapidReader.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!532150DB12F1, Artemis!E2610D98BC85, Artemis!BBD561D5B556, Artemis!D39DAFB31282 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Vitruvian.duugee |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.18EB6A94!418081428, PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D[F1] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.NetFilter/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA BC (PUA), Generic PUA HI (PUA), Generic PUA AL (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Vitruvian.Ssqj, Win32.Adware.Vitruvian.Pjnh |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R021C0OHE15, TROJ_GEN.R021C0OHO15, TROJ_GEN.R00XC0EIA15 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Vitruvian |
| VIPRE | NetFilter, InfoAtoms (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Agent.301656[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.Vitruvian.Win32.84, Adware.Vitruvian.Win32.92, Adware.Vitruvian.Win32.103 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 340 scan results for the Rapid Reader files. 117 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 1121d27e0da317f459fe953bf916dde5cebf