Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Vapc Lux Sarl? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Program.Unwanted.1369 and Virus.Gen!c. The detection rate for the Vapc Lux Sarl files collected here is 4%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Vapc Lux Sarl when double-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 Vapc Lux Sarl with the following procedure:
Here is a screencap of a file that has been signed by Vapc Lux Sarl:
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 Vapc Lux Sarl 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 examine the address for Vapc Lux Sarl, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2 has issued the Vapc Lux Sarl certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
These are the Vapc Lux Sarl files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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3/55 | SimpleStarSmartNotificationsService.exe |
2/57 | smpnative64.exe |
1/57 | _iu14D2N.tmp |
Here is the detection names for the Vapc Lux Sarl files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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AVG | Generic.5BE |
AegisLab | Virus.Gen!c |
DrWeb | Program.Unwanted.1373, Program.Unwanted.1369 |
Rising | Malware.Undefined!8.C-V46uRdqC0fF (Cloud) |
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 169 scan results for the Vapc Lux Sarl files. 6 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
While the software "SimpleMalwareProtectorSetup" found 13 infections, it did not at all prevent Price Fountain Ads from
popping up and overlaying regular (legal) advertisements in the typical chaotic manner of Price Fountain; throughout marked by the note "powered by Price Fountain", their ads make the regular ads hard to view or read. Running the Kaspersky cleaning software didn't do better - their result was rather the same: no infections.
# 27 Jun 2016, 2:45
Karl Bernhard Meyer-Oeste writes