SpringTech Ltd - 26% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from SpringTech Ltd? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.WebSearch.gen and Win32:AdwareSig [Adw]. The detection rate for the SpringTech Ltd files collected here is 26%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically see SpringTech Ltd when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for SpringTech Ltd with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the SpringTech Ltd file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screengrab of a file digitally signed by SpringTech Ltd:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by SpringTech Ltd 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 view the address for SpringTech Ltd, such as the street name, city and country.
Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the SpringTech Ltd certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
SpringTech Ltd Files
The following are the SpringTech Ltd files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 28/73 | Uninstall.exe |
| 28/71 | Un_A.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the SpringTech Ltd files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| APEX | Malicious |
| AVG | Win32:AdwareSig [Adw] |
| AhnLab-V3 | Pup/Win32.RL_Generic.R258338 |
| Alibaba | Downloader:Win32/AdLoad.b5b3d122, AdWare:Win32/WebSearch.a1ce1adf |
| Avast | Win32:AdwareSig [Adw] |
| Avira | ADWARE/WebSearch.htnhd |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.IGENERIC, Trojan.Winwrapper |
| ClamAV | Win.Trojan.Generic-6931353-0 |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt@#1zeqrx1hhs88r, ApplicUnwnt@#8bwnsr722ygf |
| CrowdStrike | win/malicious_confidence_60% (D) |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| Cyren | W32/Trojan.JTOU-3565 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Spigot.145, Adware.Spigot.147 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/WinWrapper.V potentially unwanted |
| F-Secure | Adware.ADWARE/WebSearch.htnhd |
| GData | Win32.Application.SpringTech.A |
| Invincea | heuristic |
| Jiangmin | Downloader.AdLoad.nem |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad.afaqc, not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.WebSearch.gen |
| MAX | malware (ai score=90) |
| Malwarebytes | Adware.BrowserIO, PUP.Optional.Spigot |
| MaxSecure | not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.WebSearch.gen |
| McAfee | Artemis!D1B84243C7D2, Artemis!9FBE2C38A04C |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.PUPXAD.fh, BehavesLike.Win32.Browser.mh |
| Microsoft | PUA:Win32/WinWrapper |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.cdc, Win32/Virus.Adware.f5d |
| Rising | Adware.SpringTech!1.B73F (CLASSIC) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.Spigot/Variant, PUP.Spigot/Variant |
| Sophos | WinWrapper Installer (PUA) |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Websearch.Hykc |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R002H0CEM19 |
| VBA32 | Adware.Spigot, Adware.WebSearch |
| Webroot | W32.Adware.Gen |
| Zillya | Tool.WebToolbarCRTD.Win32.12432 |
| ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.AdLoad.afaqc, not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.WebSearch.gen |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 216 scan results for the SpringTech Ltd files. 56 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:
- 29f54a856d44bce8f565eb4ab207fa14