Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Shanghai Microvirt Software Technology CO., LTD.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Application.DealAlpha.1.Gen and InstallCore. The detection rate for the Shanghai Microvirt Software Technology CO., LTD. files collected here is 4%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Shanghai Microvirt Software Technology CO., LTD. when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can view additional details from the Shanghai Microvirt Software Technology CO., LTD. certificate with the following procedure:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Shanghai Microvirt Software Technology CO., LTD.:

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 Shanghai Microvirt Software Technology CO., LTD. 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, and so on. You can also view the address for Shanghai Microvirt Software Technology CO., LTD., such as the street name, city and country.
thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1 has issued the Shanghai Microvirt Software Technology CO., LTD. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the Shanghai Microvirt Software Technology CO., LTD. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 34/73 | Memu-Installer.exe |
| 3/70 | clearRemnants.exe |
| 0/67 | MEmuHeadless.exe |
| 0/69 | memudrv.sys |
| 0/72 | memudrv.sys |
| 0/65 | MemuService.exe |
Here is the detection names for the Shanghai Microvirt Software Technology CO., LTD. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| APEX | Malicious |
| AVG | FileRepMalware [PUP] |
| Alibaba | AdWare:Win32/DealPly.775c51b9 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.Agent |
| Arcabit | Application.DealAlpha.1.Gen |
| Avast | Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
| BitDefender | Application.DealAlpha.1.Gen |
| CrowdStrike | win/malicious_confidence_80% (D) |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| Cyren | W32/Application.XBDU-2778 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/InstallCore.AYB potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Application.DealAlpha.1.Gen (B) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| FireEye | Application.DealAlpha.1.Gen |
| Fortinet | Adware/DealPly |
| GData | Application.DealAlpha.1.Gen |
| Ikarus | PUA.InstallCore |
| Invincea | heuristic |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0053289d1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 0053289d1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.DealPly.gen |
| Malwarebytes | Adware.InstallCore |
| McAfee | InstallCore |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | InstallCore |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Application.DealAlpha.1.Gen |
| Microsoft | PUA:Win32/InstallCore |
| Panda | PUP/InstallCore |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.5f0 |
| SentinelOne | DFI - Suspicious PE |
| Sophos | InnoMod (PUA) |
| Symantec | PUA.InstallCore |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R002C0PDQ19 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R002C0PDQ19 |
| ViRobot | Adware.Installcore.3164680.A |
| Webroot | Adware.Installcore |
| ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.DealPly.gen |
| Zoner | Trojan.Win32.69675 |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 901 scan results for the Shanghai Microvirt Software Technology CO., LTD. files. 37 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.
In the analysis on this page I grouped all certificates where the signer name is set to upper and lower case variants of Shanghai Microvirt Software Technology CO., LTD.. These are the signer names:
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: