Valid Applications - 34% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Valid Applications? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.FinanceAlert.A and Adware/PullUpdate. The detection rate for the Valid Applications files collected here is 34%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Valid Applications when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Valid Applications with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Valid Applications file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Valid Applications:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Valid Applications 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 view the address for Valid Applications, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Valid Applications certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Valid Applications Files
These are the Valid Applications files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 24/57 | lrutbvjq.exe |
| 9/52 | DsfDrHO.exe |
| 14/55 | uyeabfgtjvx.exe |
| 20/57 | FinanceAlertService.exe |
| 21/57 | mCNoxudJXY.exe |
| 28/57 | imrOoEtalLd.exe |
| 26/57 | ULPubxXzrd.exe |
| 12/55 | fUYvnUEleqD.exe |
| 13/56 | avKngmWSq.exe |
| 17/56 | oJizYIWuw.dll |
| 11/56 | JrPhXlQb.exe |
| 5/56 | IhsjSLTvv.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Valid Applications files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.93, Trojan.GenericKD.2068689, Trojan.GenericKD.2085133 |
| AVG | Downloader.CBD, Generic.1A6, Downloader.BSH |
| AVware | MSIL.Adware.PullUpdate, Injekt (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Application.Generic.1035180, Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.93, Trojan.GenericKD.2068689, Trojan.GenericKD.2085133 |
| Agnitum | PUA.PullUpdate! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.PullUpdate |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Adware.Jatif.93 |
| Avast | Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.bG, Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.BG, Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.N, Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.bK |
| BitDefender | Application.Generic.1035180, Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.93, Trojan.GenericKD.2068689, Trojan.GenericKD.2085133 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.1107 |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| DrWeb | Adware.Yontoo.55, Trojan.Yontoo.1745, Adware.Yontoo.56 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.G.gen, a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.N.gen, a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.K.gen |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.93 (B), Trojan.GenericKD.2068689 (B), Trojan.GenericKD.2085133 (B) |
| F-Secure | Application.Generic.1035180, Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.93, Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif, Trojan.GenericKD.2068689, Trojan.GenericKD.2085133 |
| Fortinet | Adware/PullUpdate |
| GData | Application.Generic.1035180, Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.93, Trojan.GenericKD.2068689, Trojan.GenericKD.2085133 |
| Ikarus | PUA.Downloader |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004afdd71 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 ) |
| K7GW | DoS-Trojan ( 2006375b1 ), DoS-Trojan ( 200305c91 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.Agent.ads |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.FinanceAlert.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!7E25EE108DD7, Artemis!F9753D736635, Artemis!E92C5AD471D0, Artemis!C7BC7C8C2159, Artemis!4D14A73178A9, Artemis!744285F6A9F3, Artemis!690328038187, Artemis!6669938B5B73, Artemis!9E4AF752A6AB |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Application.Generic.1035180, Gen:Variant.Adware.Jatif.93, Trojan.GenericKD.2068689, Trojan.GenericKD.2085133 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Yontoo.dlnsgi, Trojan.Win64.Downware.dhdcgg |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos | Generic PUA KP, Generic PUA KC, Generic PUA OD, Generic PUA BE |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2, Adware.FinanceAlert, Adware.TVWizard, Adware.Crossid |
| Tencent | Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Hxpz |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V1229, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1112, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0130, TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OFL15, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1230, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1213, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1127, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0102, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0124, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0117 |
| VBA32 | TScope.Trojan.MSIL, AdWare.Agent |
| VIPRE | MSIL.Adware.PullUpdate, Injekt (fs) |
| Zillya | Adware.PullUpdate.Win32.343, Adware.PullUpdate.Win32.373, Adware.PullUpdate.Win32.416 |
| nProtect | Trojan.GenericKD.2068689, Trojan.GenericKD.2085133 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 1408 scan reports for the Valid Applications files. 475 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 085bf49b5a62f0a47208b968b1916037