SaveSense - 5% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by SaveSense? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as MalSign.Generic.81E and PUP.Optional.SaveSense.A. The detection rate for the SaveSense files collected here is 5%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see SaveSense when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the SaveSense certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the SaveSense file
- Right-click on 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 signed by SaveSense:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by SaveSense 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 see the address for SaveSense, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the SaveSense certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
SaveSense Files
The following are the SaveSense files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 6/48 | savesenselive.exe |
| 1/49 | SaveSenseIE.dll |
| 1/50 | SaveSenseIE.dll |
| 1/48 | SaveSenseIE.dll |
| 5/48 | UPDATE~1.EXE |
| 4/50 | UPDATE~1.EXE |
| 5/54 | SaveSenseIE.dll |
| 2/48 | sas.exe |
| 5/49 | sas.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the SaveSense files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | MalSign.Generic.81E, Generic.81E |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| DrWeb | Adware.Shopper.363, Adware.SaveSense.1 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/DealPly.K, a variant of Win32/DealPly.M |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Trojan.Heur.KS.1 (B) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SaveSense.A, PUP.Optional.SaveSence.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!C495D8665A32, Artemis!6F2939B1EC17, Artemis!75ED33031A49 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!C495D8665A32, Artemis!6F2939B1EC17, Artemis!75ED33031A49 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Shopper.cquvgh |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.GenericKDV!6.B5C |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0127 |
| VIPRE | Adware.SaveSense (fs) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 583 scan reports for the SaveSense files. 30 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. 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:
- 00f131f4a29925caedcf2ddc1cbc4cdae3