Statscom - 21% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Statscom? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Generic.003 and Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric. The detection rate for the Statscom files collected here is 21%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice Statscom 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:

Screenshot where Statscom appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Statscom with the following steps:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Statscom file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Statscom:

Screenshot of the Statscom certificate

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 Statscom 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, and so on. You can also view the address for Statscom, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Statscom certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

Statscom Files

The following are the Statscom files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
9/55installer_jdownloader_Spanish.exe
12/55installer_jdownloader_Spanish.exe
13/54installer_java_English[1].exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Statscom files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.003
AVwareDownloadAdmin (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
AgnitumRiskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.Downware
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.TSGeneric
AviraADWARE/Adware.Gen
ClamAVWin.Adware.Downloadadmin
DrWebTrojan.DownLoader11.33656, Trojan.Vittalia.2
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/DownloadAdmin.H
F-SecureAdware:W32/WebInstallBundle
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 004ae5df1 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 004ae5df1 )
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.cc
VIPREDownloadAdmin (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 164 scan reports for the Statscom files. 34 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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