Tabatoo LTD - 19% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Tabatoo LTD? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Syncapad.gen and Adware ( 00549ceb1 ). The detection rate for the Tabatoo LTD files collected here is 19%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see Tabatoo LTD when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

Screenshot where Tabatoo LTD appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

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

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

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Tabatoo LTD:

Screenshot of the Tabatoo LTD certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Tabatoo LTD 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 Tabatoo LTD, such as the street name, city and country.

DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2) has issued the Tabatoo LTD certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Tabatoo LTD Files

These are the Tabatoo LTD files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
13/69AppMaster.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
CylanceUnsafe
CyrenW32/Trojan.OGAH-4409
ESET-NOD32a variant of MSIL/Somoto.A potentially unwanted
IkarusPUA.MSIL.Somoto
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 00549ceb1 )
K7GWAdware ( 00549ceb1 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Syncapad.gen
MicrosoftBrowserModifier:Win32/DeepSync
SophosSomoto BetterInstaller (PUA)
TrendMicroPUA.Win32.Somoto.AB
TrendMicro-HouseCallPUA.Win32.Somoto.AB
WebrootPua.App.Master
ZoneAlarmnot-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Syncapad.gen

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 69 scan reports for the Tabatoo LTD files. 13 of these scan results 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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