TermBlazer - 14% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from TermBlazer? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.TermBlazer.A and InfoAtoms (fs). The detection rate for the TermBlazer files collected here is 14%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably notice TermBlazer when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for TermBlazer with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the TermBlazer file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by TermBlazer:
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 TermBlazer and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 see the address for TermBlazer, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the TermBlazer certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
TermBlazer Files
These are the TermBlazer files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 10/55 | tbsvc.exe |
| 11/57 | tbfd_1_10_0_16.sys |
| 8/56 | tbsvc.exe |
| 7/56 | tbfd_1_10_0_15.sys |
| 4/57 | Au_.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the TermBlazer files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVware | InfoAtoms (fs) |
| Agnitum | PUA.Popad! |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.F, Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.A |
| DrWeb | Adware.Plugin.1011, Adware.Popad.10 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.Vitruvian.F, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Fortinet | Adware/Vitruvian |
| GData | Win32.Application.Agent.MZL61Z |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Vitruvian.y, AdWare/Vitruvian.c |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.i |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.TermBlazer.A |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Vitruvian.dnpzum |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM00.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen |
| Symantec | WS.Reputation.1 |
| Tencent | Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.16, Win32.Adware.Vitruvian.Wsao |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0517, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0519 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Vitruvian |
| VIPRE | InfoAtoms (fs) |
| Zillya | Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.30054 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 281 scan results for the TermBlazer files. 40 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:
- 112156f6c58fd3899a1ecc848fdda933d85a