Sergey Cherezov - 2% Detection Rate *

Did you just download a file that is digitally signed by Sergey Cherezov and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.

You will probably notice Sergey Cherezov when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Sergey Cherezov appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Sergey Cherezov certificate with the following steps:

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

Here's a screencap of a file that has been signed by Sergey Cherezov:

Screenshot of the Sergey Cherezov certificate

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 Sergey Cherezov and that the file has not been tampered with.

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

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 and UTN-USERFirst-Object has issued the Sergey Cherezov certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Sergey Cherezov Files

The following are the Sergey Cherezov files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
2/48desktopy.exe
0/47updatebho.dll

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Sergey Cherezov files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
SymantecWS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V0605

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 95 scan results for the Sergey Cherezov files. 2 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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