Savepath Deals - 9% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Savepath Deals? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as WS.Reputation.1 and Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.oyX@aOd9jZdi. The detection rate for the Savepath Deals files collected here is 9%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably notice Savepath Deals when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view additional details from the Savepath Deals certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Savepath Deals file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Savepath Deals:
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 Savepath Deals and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 Savepath Deals, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Savepath Deals certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Savepath Deals Files
These are the Savepath Deals files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/47 | SaveDailyDeals.dll |
| 1/55 | SDD.exe |
| 3/50 | updater.exe |
| 5/57 | pt.exe |
| 15/53 | PCW_downloader.exe |
| 7/56 | pt.exe |
| 14/55 | silentsddsetup.exe |
| 6/55 | updater.exe |
| 6/56 | updater.exe |
| 1/55 | updater.exe |
| 3/57 | SPD.exe |
| 5/57 | SDD.exe |
| 17/57 | updater.exe |
| 0/55 | pt.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Savepath Deals files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | MalSign.Savepath.B48, Generic.61F |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.oyX@aOd9jZdi |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan[Dropper]/Win32.Agent, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-gen [Adw], Win32:Malware-gen |
| Avira | TR/Agent.3369792, Adware/Gertokr.822024.2 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Gertokr.I |
| BitDefender | Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.oyX@aOd9jZdi |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.7124, W32.eHeur.Downloader, W32.HfsAdware.7D72 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Savepathde.Gen |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| DrWeb | Adware.Shopper.1171 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.Gertokr.I, a variant of Win32/Adware.Gertokr.C, a variant of Win32/Adware.Gertokr.D, a variant of Win32/Adware.Gertokr.B, a variant of Win32/Adware.Gertokr.E |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.oyX@aOd9jZdi (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.oyX@aOd9jZdi |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Gertokr |
| GData | Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.oyX@aOd9jZdi |
| Ikarus | PUA.Gertokr |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004cdd811 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004cdd811 ), Dialer ( 200302581 ) |
| Kaspersky | Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.nzsk |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SavepathDeals.SID.A, PUP.Optional.SavePathDeals |
| McAfee | Artemis!498B119BF112, Artemis!13EDA298A0CC, Artemis!0564B0034C85, Artemis!6E4A80E55F2F |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.ch |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.oyX@aOd9jZdi |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM41.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.RDM.29!5.23 [F] |
| Sophos | SavePath Deals, Generic PUA EH |
| Symantec | WS.Reputation.1, Suspicious.Cloud.2, PUA.Gen.2, Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan-dropper.Agent.Dzkn |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OAA15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V1007, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0602, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1112, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1119, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0121, TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OAA15 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Dropper.Agent.Win32.171805 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 970 scan reports for the Savepath Deals files. 84 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:
- 0080bc518a6fee7c80d4da50f0f5eeb4da
- 56ea9ce76728f55e8f87b7f0683773b7