Softforce LLC - 37% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Softforce LLC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Graftor.269833 and Win32:DriverUpd-A [PUP]. The detection rate for the Softforce LLC files collected here is 37%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Softforce LLC 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 view additional details from the Softforce LLC certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Softforce LLC 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 Softforce LLC:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Softforce LLC 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, etc. You can also view the address for Softforce LLC, such as the street name, city and country.
thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, COMODO RSA Code Signing CA and Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Softforce LLC certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
Softforce LLC Files
The following are the Softforce LLC files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 5/56 | BrowserWeb.exe |
| 29/57 | BrowserWeb.exe |
| 17/57 | Setup.exe |
| 22/57 | Setup.exe |
| 4/56 | MixVideoPlayer.exe |
| 34/56 | Setup.exe |
| 21/56 | 79A7C09E-42AA-5601-0DDB-9AD6A2C303F8 |
| 35/57 | Setup(1).exe |
| 33/57 | Setup.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Softforce LLC files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps.1, Gen:Variant.Graftor.269833 |
| AVG | Generic.1C3, Generic.B50, Generic.E06, AdPlugin.HQW, Generic.9B2 |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.SoftPulse |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps.1, Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.182456, Gen:Variant.Graftor.269833 |
| AegisLab | AdWare.W32.Gamevance |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent!, PUA.Downloader!, PUA.SoftPulse! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.SoftPulse, Win-PUP/SoftPulse |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.BTSGeneric, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.SoftPulse |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Adware.Bawswerps.1, Trojan.Graftor.D41E09 |
| Avast | MSIL:Adware-N [Adw], Win32:DriverUpd-A [PUP], Win32:SoftPulse-GZ [PUP] |
| Avira | PUA/Softpulse.Gen, PUA/Softpulse.Gen4 |
| Baidu | Win32.Adware.Generic.cw |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.SoftPulse.Soff |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps.1, Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.182456, Gen:Variant.Graftor.269833 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.4E6D, W32.HfsAdware.EDCA |
| ByteHero | Virus.Win32.Heur.l |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Downloader.DriverUpd.07884, PUA.Softforcel1.Gen |
| CMC | Virus.Win32.Sality!O |
| ClamAV | Win.Trojan.Softpulse-377 |
| Cyren | W32/S-237fd6a4!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Domaiq.325, Trojan.Domaiq.439, Trojan.Domaiq.175, Trojan.Domaiq.414, Trojan.Domaiq.419 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/NewPlayer.D potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/SoftPulse.X potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/SoftPulse.AA potentially unwanted, a variant of MSIL/NewPlayer.A potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/SoftPulse.AC potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps.1 (B), Gen:Variant.Graftor.269833 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-237fd6a4!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps, Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor, Gen:Variant.Graftor.269833 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/DriverUpd |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps.1, Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.182456, Gen:Variant.Graftor.269833 |
| Ikarus | PUA.SoftPulse, Backdoor.Win32.Bifrose |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/MSIL.kpx, AdWare.SoftPulse.cx |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004c7ea81 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040fa8e1 ), Adware ( 004b90631 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004c5ba81 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004c7ea81 ), Unwanted-Program ( 0040fa8e1 ), Adware ( 004b90631 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004c5ba81 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse.heur, not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd.weg |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SoftPulse |
| McAfee | Artemis!7D7FC035B6A6 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!PUP, BehavesLike.Win32.SoftPulse.jc |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps.1, Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.182456, Gen:Variant.Graftor.269833 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.ebmtxs, Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dqcfvx |
| Panda | PUP/Multitoolbar, Trj/Genetic.gen, Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM17.0.0000.Malware.Gen, QVM18.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.SoftPulse!1.A1F7 [F], PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F] |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2, PUA.Downloader |
| Tencent | Msil.Adware.Agent.Akfv |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R047C0OI715 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.MSIL.Agent, SScope.Adware.Softpulse |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.SoftPulse |
| Zillya | Adware.Agent.Win32.77108, Adware.SoftPulseGen.Win32.3 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 679 scan results for the Softforce LLC files. 248 of these scan results 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
In the analysis on this page I grouped all certificates where the signer name is set to upper and lower case variants of Softforce LLC. These are the signer names:
- Softforce LLC
- Softforce llc
- SOFTFORCE LLC
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 39efbc248cd996b345705a5a0ed70147
- 021c492895c2a9321eacf11881ef9459
- 22bf01b79fddfed4737040671391247f
- 00e2f9c8bd1be23f60ed05c2b97b8a7a10
- 33bb3b97566af3e76eb1ca5f67a62cab