Softango Inc. - 12% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Softango Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as W32/IBrain.D2.gen!Eldorado and APPL/InstallBrain.Gen. The detection rate for the Softango Inc. files collected here is 12%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see Softango Inc. when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Softango Inc. certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Softango Inc. file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screengrab of a file signed by Softango Inc.:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Softango Inc. 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 Softango Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority has issued the Softango Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Softango Inc. Files
These are the Softango Inc. files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 6/47 | TrojanRemover_SoftangoDownloader.exe |
| 5/46 | ibsvc.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Softango Inc. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AntiVir | APPL/InstallBrain.Gen |
| Avast | Win32:Installer-O [PUP] |
| Commtouch | W32/IBrain.D2.gen!Eldorado |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.AdWare.InstallBrain.Y, Application.Win32.InstallBrain.AE |
| DrWeb | Adware.Downware.1173, Adware.Downware.1295 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/InstallBrain.Y, a variant of Win32/InstallBrain.AJ |
| F-Prot | W32/IBrain.D2.gen!Eldorado |
| K7AntiVirus | Riskware |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 93 scan results for the Softango Inc. files. 11 of these scan reports 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.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 07b9f930cbbb4f