Vondos Media GmbH - 34% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Vondos Media GmbH? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware ( 004fc0141 ) and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the Vondos Media GmbH files collected here is 34%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Vondos Media GmbH when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Vondos Media GmbH certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Vondos Media GmbH file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Vondos Media GmbH:
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 Vondos Media GmbH and that the file has not been tampered with.
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 Vondos Media GmbH, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Vondos Media GmbH certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Vondos Media GmbH Files
The following are the Vondos Media GmbH files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 21/57 | s768.exe |
| 18/57 | s768.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Vondos Media GmbH files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.4FC |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| AegisLab | Virus.Gen!c |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.BrowSecX.tx |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Pua.Browsecx |
| DrWeb | Trojan.DownLoader22.64740 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.BrowSecX.AQ |
| Fortinet | Riskware/BrowSecX |
| GData | Win32.Application.Agent.WC4BK6, Win32.Application.Agent.1NIHJ1 |
| Jiangmin | AdWare.BrowSecX.gc |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004fc0141 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004fc0141 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrowSecX.tx.a |
| McAfee | Artemis!3E49F9B4E3B6, Artemis!2BBFF4DDCE11 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| Rising | Malware.Heuristic!ET-1RBYTSfUtzG (cloud) |
| Sophos | Generic PUA JJ (PUA), Generic PUA CB (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.BrowSecX.tx |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Browsecx.2548944[h], Adware.Browsecx.2548944.E[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowSecX.Win32.1140, Adware.BrowSecX.Win32.1156 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 114 scan results for the Vondos Media GmbH files. 39 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 00bfb6b8215971c27876c7f296d1213723