The A MEDIA - 54% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by The A MEDIA? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT and Adware.GenericKD.40142082. The detection rate for the The A MEDIA files collected here is 54%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically notice The A MEDIA when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the The A MEDIA certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the The A MEDIA file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by The A MEDIA:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by The A MEDIA and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 examine the address for The A MEDIA, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the The A MEDIA certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The A MEDIA Files
The following are the The A MEDIA files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 30/56 | winggou.exe |
| 37/67 | portal.exe |
| 24/54 | winggom.exe |
| 18/45 | tabchoice.exe |
| 42/57 | tabsyncfix.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the The A MEDIA files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Win32/DH{gQwTIC6BEiQiJWUBNgo}, FileRepMetagen [PUP], TheAMEDIA, Suspicion: unknown virus, Generic5.AKNN |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.21200, Adware.GenericKD.40142082, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.140858, Gen:Variant.Graftor.Elzob.21196 |
| AegisLab | Backdoor.W32.Agent.lwxn |
| Agnitum | PUA.WiseMop!, Packed/PECompact |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.WingGo, PUP/Win32.MWManager.R74220, PUP/Win32.Wingo |
| AntiVir | SPR/Tool.370784.2 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, Trojan/Win32.SGeneric |
| Arcabit | Adware.Generic.D2648502, Trojan.Adware.Graftor.D2263A, Trojan.Graftor.Elzob.D52CC |
| Avast | Win32:WinGGo-B [PUP], FileRepMetagen [PUP], Win32:Evo-gen [Susp], Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Winggo.I, ADWARE/Graftor.140858.4, SPR/Tool.289968.1 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Winggo.AD, Adware.Win32.WiseMop.A |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.21200, Adware.GenericKD.40142082, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.140858, Application.Generic.429450, Gen:Variant.Graftor.Elzob.21196 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.30D8 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.IGENERIC |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt, UnclassifiedMalware |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| Cyren | W32/S-b26f6a54!Eldorado, W32/GenPua.B801B2E2!Olympus, W32/Banker.BT.gen!Eldorado, W32/A-bbeca01b!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Click2.35650, Trojan.Adkor.92, Trojan.Click2.44877 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.WiseMop.A, a variant of Win32/Adware.Winggo.AD, a variant of Win32/Adware.Winggo.AB, a variant of Win32/Adware.Winggo.AA |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.21200 (B), Adware.GenericKD.40142082 (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.140858 (B), Application.Generic.429450 (B), Gen:Variant.Graftor.Elzob.21196 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-b26f6a54!Eldorado, W32/Banker.BT.gen!Eldorado, W32/A-bbeca01b!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor, Adware.GenericKD.40142082, Application.Generic.429450, Gen:Variant.Graftor.Elzob.21196 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Winggo |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.21200, Adware.GenericKD.40142082, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.140858, Application.Generic.429450, Gen:Variant.Graftor.Elzob.21196 |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32, Trojan.Win32.Patched, Win32.WinGGo, Win32.SuspectCrc |
| Jiangmin | Worm/Fipp.gkk, Worm/Fipp.eue |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004bd5cc1 ), Adware ( 004da2911 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004bd5cc1 ), Adware ( 004da2911 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Wingo.h |
| MAX | malware (ai score=96) |
| Malwarebytes | Adware.Winggo.K, Adware.WingGo.K |
| McAfee | Artemis!4A8513CFA3F1, Artemis!B801B2E2A348, Artemis!F8071CA2E31E |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.21200, Adware.GenericKD.40142082, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.140858, Gen:Variant.Graftor.Elzob.21196 |
| Microsoft | PUA:Win32/SmartTap, Adware:Win32/Wingo |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Click2.djqxfv, Riskware.Win32.Clicker.dwtdxo, Riskware.Win32.Click2.dwtdxo |
| Paloalto | generic.ml |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM17.0.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.5ac |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Trojan.Agent/Gen-Graftor |
| Sophos | Generic PUA JP, Generic PUA EO (PUA), Generic PUA IH (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2, Adware.BL |
| Tencent | Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.22 |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R03EC0EAN15, TROJ_GEN.FCBCBKE, ADW_WINGO |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R03EC0EAN15, TROJ_GEN.R061H0CFE18, TROJ_GEN.FCBCBKE, ADW_WINGO |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Wingo |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Winggo.1327664, Adware.Agent.289968[h] |
| Yandex | PUA.Winggo!, PUA.Wingo! |
| Zillya | Adware.WiseMop.Win32.4, Adware.AgentCRT.Win32.304, Adware.Winggo.Win32.18 |
| ahnlab | PUP/Win32.WingGo.R28217 |
| eSafe | Suspicious File |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.Wingo.289968 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 279 scan results for the The A MEDIA files. 151 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 23374752fd9fe165b2e79b765d57b1ec