SpeedCAT, LLC - 36% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by SpeedCAT, LLC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware ( 0051f3071 ) and malicious (high confidence). The detection rate for the SpeedCAT, LLC files collected here is 36%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see SpeedCAT, LLC when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the SpeedCAT, LLC certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the SpeedCAT, LLC file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by SpeedCAT, LLC:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by SpeedCAT, LLC and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, etc. You can also see the address for SpeedCAT, LLC, such as the street name, city and country.
Sectigo RSA Code Signing CA has issued the SpeedCAT, LLC certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
SpeedCAT, LLC Files
The following are the SpeedCAT, LLC files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 31/72 | setupit.exe |
| 21/71 | setupit.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the SpeedCAT, LLC files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | FileRepMalware [PUP] |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Helper.R282310 |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare/Win32.SpeedCat.a |
| Avira | HEUR/AGEN.1109576 |
| ClamAV | Win.Malware.Pcspeedcat-6989439-0, Win.Malware.Hoax-6985393-0 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.VanilLoader.AD@8r89bq |
| CrowdStrike | win/malicious_confidence_60% (D) |
| Cynet | Malicious (score: 100) |
| Cyren | W32/SpeedCat.A.gen!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Program.Unwanted.3933 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/VanilLoader.A potentially unwanted |
| Elastic | malicious (high confidence) |
| F-Secure | Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1109576 |
| FireEye | Generic.mg.917533ac17c75689, Generic.mg.434742ad83c8a71b |
| Fortinet | W32/SpeedCat.A!tr |
| Gridinsoft | PUP.Win32.PCSpeedCat.ka!i, PUP.PCSpeedCat.dd!c |
| Invincea | InnoMod (PUA) |
| Jiangmin | Hoax.DeceptPCClean.afx |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0051f05f1 ), Adware ( 0051f3071 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 0051f05f1 ), Adware ( 0051f3071 ) |
| Kaspersky | Hoax.Win32.PCRepair.aofn |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Regtuneup.vc, BehavesLike.Win32.SingleClickReg.vc |
| Microsoft | PUA:Win32/PCSpeedCat |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM06.1.5CF7.Malware.Gen |
| Sangfor | Malware |
| Sophos | InnoMod (PUA) |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R06CH0CKC20 |
| VBA32 | Adware.Presenoker |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Webroot | W32.Adware.Gen |
| ZoneAlarm | Hoax.Win32.PCRepair.aofn |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 143 scan results for the SpeedCAT, LLC files. 52 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 466245bf2c9e69b5b4c5f78d4b5de2a6