Ronen Kvurt - 37% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Ronen Kvurt? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658 and Unwanted-Program ( 0040fa2b1 ). The detection rate for the Ronen Kvurt files collected here is 37%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice Ronen Kvurt when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Ronen Kvurt appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Ronen Kvurt digital signature with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Ronen Kvurt:

Screenshot of the Ronen Kvurt certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Ronen Kvurt and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can see 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 Ronen Kvurt, such as the street name, city and country.

Certum Code Signing CA has issued the Ronen Kvurt certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Ronen Kvurt Files

These are the Ronen Kvurt files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
21/57Legend_of_Zelda_The_Wind_Waker_U_STARCUBE.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Ronen Kvurt files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
AVGGeneric6.NFQ
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.MultiPlug
AviraAdware/MPlug.trov
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Adware.MultiPlug.ES
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658 (B)
F-ProtW32/S-b1f91337!Eldorado
F-SecureGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
GDataGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
JiangminAdWare/MultiPlug.daco
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 0040fa2b1 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 0040fa2b1 )
McAfeeMultiPlug-FVQ
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.SoftPulse.tc
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.MultiPlug.dnvhhb
RisingPE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
SophosMultiPlug
VBA32Heur.Malware-Cryptor.Multiplug

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 57 scan reports for the Ronen Kvurt files. 21 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 is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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