Region IT - 11% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Region IT? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Generic.A37 and a variant of Win32/Amonetize.PN potentially unwanted. The detection rate for the Region IT files collected here is 11%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see Region IT when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Region IT appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Region IT digital signature with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Region IT file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Region IT:

Screenshot of the Region IT certificate

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 Region IT and that no one has tampered with the file.

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, etc. You can also examine the address for Region IT, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Region IT certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Region IT Files

These are the Region IT files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
6/55Zeljko Joksimovic 2015Zeljko Joksimovic 2015__17910_il399584.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Region IT files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.A37
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Amonetize.PN potentially unwanted
IkarusAdWare.BundleApp
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Bundler
Qihoo-360QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
RisingPE:Malware.RDM.14!5.14 [F]

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 55 scan results for the Region IT files. 6 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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