Torch Media Inc. - 3% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Torch Media Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as W32.HfsAdware.F59A and Adware.Bandoo.246. The detection rate for the Torch Media Inc. files collected here is 3%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see Torch Media Inc. when 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 Torch Media Inc. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Torch Media Inc. certificate with the following procedure:

Open Windows Explorer and locate the Torch Media Inc. file
Right-click the file and select Properties
Click the Digital Signatures tab
Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Torch Media Inc.:

Screenshot of the Torch Media Inc. certificate

As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Torch Media Inc. and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view 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 Torch Media Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA - G2 and thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Torch Media Inc. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Torch Media Inc. Files

These are the Torch Media Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection Ratio	File Name
1/50	DatamngrCoordinator.exe
2/53	torch.exe
3/46	torch.exe
1/50	apcrtldr.dll
3/56	Au_.exe
2/54	torch.exe
2/58	torch.exe
2/57	torchcrashhandler.exe
7/57	Uninstall.exe
2/57	TorchCrashHandler.exe
2/56	TorchCrashHandler.exe
6/56	Helper.dll
3/56	torchcrashhandler.exe
2/50	TorchSetup-r20-n-bc.exe
2/54	TorchCrashHandler.exe
2/56	torchcrashhandler.exe
7/67	TorchSetup-r0-n-bi.exe
2/66	torchcrashhandler.exe
25/66	DatamngrCoordinator.exe
3/69	torch.exe
2/50	Helper.DLL
1/50	mgrldr.dll
3/55	Helper.DLL
5/52	Au_.exe
2/56	ppGoogleNaClPluginChrome.dll
1/55	torch.exe
2/57	TorchCrashHandler.exe
3/57	Au_.exe
5/57	Helper.DLL
2/57	torch.exe
2/57	TorchCrashHandler.exe
12/55	TorchSetup-r655-n-bi.exe
2/56	torch.exe
2/53	libglesv2.dll
2/57	libexif.dll
3/56	torch.exe
2/57	torch.exe
2/59	torch.exe
2/59	torchcrashhandler.exe
1/61	TorchCrashHandler.exe
5/61	torch.exe
1/68	torch.exe
2/71	torch.exe
0/49	torch.exe
0/45	TorchCrashHandler.exe
0/46	torch.exe
0/46	TorchUpdate.exe
0/54	TorchCrashHandler.exe
0/54	TorchCrashHandler.exe
0/47	torch.exe
0/48	torchcrashhandler.exe
0/52	torchcrashhandler.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Torch Media Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

Scanner	Detection Names
ALYac	Adware.SearchSuite
Agnitum	Riskware.TorchMedia!, PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite!
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.SearchSuite.C509487
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Agent, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Avira	PUA/SeaSuite.Gen, Adware/TorchMedia.193024
Baidu-International	Adware.Win32.SearchSuite.80, PUA.Win32.SearchSuite.bP, Adware.Win32.SearchSuite.81, PUA.Win32.SearchSuite.T
Bkav	W32.HfsAdware.F59A
ClamAV	Win.Adware.Searchsuite-3, Win.Trojan.Agent-6461677-0
Comodo	Malware@#nu08visqey71, Application.Win32.Agent.tbatk
Cyren	W32/S-6d35679c!Eldorado
DrWeb	Adware.Bandoo.246, Adware.Bandoo.379, Adware.Toolbar.246, Adware.Bandoo.425, Adware.Bandoo.393
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.D, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.C, a variant of Win32/TorchMedia potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.X potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.Q potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.P, a variant of Win32/TorchMedia, Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.W potentially unwanted
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.1586451 (B)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
F-Prot	W32/S-6d35679c!Eldorado
F-Secure	Application:W32/TorchMedia
Fortinet	Riskware/TorchMedia, Riskware/SearchSuite
GData	Win32.Application.SearchSuite.I, Win32.Application.Searchsuite.C
Ikarus	PUA.SafetyNut, PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite
Invincea	heuristic
Jiangmin	WebToolbar.SearchSuite.c
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 004bb9731 )
K7GW	Adware ( 004bb9731 )
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:WebToolbar.Win32.SearchSuite.gen
MAX	malware (ai score=92)
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.SearchSuite, PUP.Optional.Torch
McAfee	SearchSuite
McAfee-GW-Edition	SearchSuite
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Bandoo
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.SearchSuite.ejmxqs, Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.doipql
Panda	PUP/SearchSuite
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET (CLOUD), Malware.Undefined!8.C-XQIZtX85rWF (Cloud), Malware.Generic.5!tfe (thunder:5:p4uA2L7C6iO)
SUPERAntiSpyware	PUP.SearchSuite/Variant
SentinelOne	static engine - malicious
TrendMicro-HouseCall	HV_ZYX_CA25037F.TOMC, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1226, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0226, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0309
VBA32	Adware.Bandoo
Yandex	PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite!
Zillya	Downloader.Upatre.Win32.58664, Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.119298
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:WebToolbar.Win32.SearchSuite.gen
nProtect	Trojan/W32.Agent.1298784

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 4644 scan reports for the Torch Media Inc. files. 143 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 is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

31fda315df1e99651332c713bd3e7b6f
3b5bbd7e1c28c5b63bdeeb9fbc639a98
5821499c775314dc773de210c0e1b8fb
7905d0fd6f33573c01518883a808699c
09887d02bdd719a47d84193381429497

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