TIFLOSOFT - 9% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from TIFLOSOFT? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Graftor.207203 and Adware ( 004c60f81 ). The detection rate for the TIFLOSOFT files collected here is 9%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see TIFLOSOFT when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

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

You can view additional details from the TIFLOSOFT certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by TIFLOSOFT:

Screenshot of the TIFLOSOFT certificate

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 TIFLOSOFT 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 TIFLOSOFT, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the TIFLOSOFT certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

TIFLOSOFT Files

The following are the TIFLOSOFT files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
31/542inf_startpage.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the TIFLOSOFT files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacGen:Variant.Graftor.207203
AVGWin32/DH{gVQ2JQ?}
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Graftor.207203
AgnitumTrojan.SelfDel!luwsS0NiyAg
ArcabitTrojan.Graftor.D32963
AvastWin32:Malware-gen
Baidu-InternationalPUA.Win32.RuKometa.E
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Graftor.207203
ComodoApplication.Win32.RuKometa.~AE
CyrenW32/Trojan.FPII-5196
DrWebTrojan.LoadMoney.1163
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/RuKometa.E potentially unwanted
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Graftor.207203 (B)
F-SecureGen:Variant.Graftor.207203
FortinetRiskware/RuKometa
GDataGen:Variant.Graftor.207203
IkarusPUA.RuKometa
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 004c60f81 )
K7GWAdware ( 004c60f81 )
McAfeeArtemis!E0F9D53FC476
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!PUP
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Graftor.207203
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.LoadMoney.dywogi
PandaTrj/Genetic.gen
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2
TencentWin32.Trojan.Loadmoney.Akyr
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R0EBC0OKO15
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobotTrojan.Win32.Z.Rukometa.881744[h]
ZillyaAdware.Agent.Win32.85146

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 337 scan reports for the TIFLOSOFT files. 31 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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