Wei Liu - 21% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Wei Liu? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.Ghokswa and Trojan.Generic.17922978. The detection rate for the Wei Liu files collected here is 21%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Wei Liu when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Wei Liu certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Wei Liu file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Wei Liu:
As you can see in the screengrab above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Wei Liu and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, and so on. You can also view the address for Wei Liu, such as the street name, city and country.
thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Wei Liu certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Wei Liu Files
These are the Wei Liu files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 46/62 | Toolrain.exe |
| 8/57 | BangoneUpdate.exe |
| 2/50 | Junedoor.exe |
| 39/57 | bigjane.exe |
| 3/56 | chr.exe |
| 4/56 | vreXjvX_server.exe |
| 18/54 | OutboatUpdate.exe |
| 11/56 | protect.exe |
| 5/57 | chrome.exe |
| 9/56 | ceQeekg_server.exe |
| 16/54 | protect.exe |
| 8/55 | chrome.exe |
| 3/55 | chrome.exe |
| 7/58 | Setmike.exe |
| 3/57 | newjob.exe |
| 2/57 | ceQeekg_update.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Wei Liu files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Barys.54966, Trojan.Generic.17922978 |
| AVG | Generic_r.MMT, Generic_s.IXC, Generic.7B3, Generic_s.JHS, Luhe.Fiha.A |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Barys.54966, Trojan.Generic.17922978 |
| AegisLab | Troj.Crypt.Zpack!c, Troj.Crypt.Zpack|2|103!c, Troj.Gen!c, Adwareare.Mutabaha.Xmtj!c, Gen.Variant.Adware!c |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Generic.C1560264, Malware/Win32.Ghokswa.N2064912531, PUP/Win32.Agent.R181659 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.BTSGeneric |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Barys.DD6B6 |
| Avast | Win32:Malware-gen |
| Avira | TR/Crypt.ZPACK.darm, TR/Crypt.ZPACK.xlym, TR/Crypt.ZPACK.lgtc, ADWARE/Mutabaha.xmtj, ADWARE/Adware.uitcg |
| Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9977 |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Barys.54966, Trojan.Generic.17922978 |
| Bkav | W32.Clod280.Trojan.6470, W32.Clod1f7.Trojan.83c7, W32.Clod829.Trojan.81f6 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.Ghokswa |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.Agent.lwymq, Application.Win32.Agent.pixsp, TrojWare.Win32.Agent.kimqf |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_100% (D), malicious_confidence_94% (D) |
| Cyren | W32/Trojan.AWVQ-2540, W32/Trojan.CIUD-8398, W32/Trojan.NYKA-4276, W32/Adware.OUJC-1518 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Mutabaha.1408, Adware.Mutabaha.1312, Adware.Mutabaha.1222, Adware.Mutabaha.1701, Adware.Mutabaha.1224 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NIS, a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NHA, a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NHQ |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Barys.54966 (B), Trojan.Generic.17922978 (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.535092 (B) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Barys.54966, Trojan.Generic.17922978 |
| Fortinet | PossibleThreat, Riskware/PUP |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Barys.54966, Trojan.Generic.17922978 |
| Ikarus | PUA.Monetizer, Trojan.Crypt, PUA.Elex, Trojan.Agent, Trojan.Win32.Ghokswa |
| Invincea | trojanspy.win32.skeeyah.a!rfn |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 004f489f1 ), Trojan ( 004f65f91 ), Riskware ( 0049f6ae1 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 004f489f1 ), Trojan ( 004f65f91 ), Riskware ( 0049f6ae1 ) |
| Kaspersky | Trojan.Win32.Crypt.enw |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Ghokswa, PUP.Optional.Brobgser |
| McAfee | RDN/Generic.com, RDN/Generic.grp, RDN/Generic PUP.z, Artemis!23C169EAD499, Artemis!7F257F53F9A1, Artemis!61E6C608977E |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | RDN/Generic.com, RDN/Generic.grp, RDN/Generic PUP.z, Artemis, Artemis!Trojan |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Barys.54966, Trojan.Generic.17922978 |
| Microsoft | Trojan:Win32/Ghokswa |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Mutabaha.eedbxy, Trojan.Win32.ZPACK.efkpzk, Riskware.Win32.Mutabaha.efmobl, Riskware.Win32.Mutabaha.ecslch |
| Panda | PUP/BrowseFox, PUP/Winzipper |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM19.1.0000.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM19.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM19.1.C3AD.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM10.1.0000.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | Trojan.Obfuscated!8.4C (cloud:8TcEryZVhC) , Trojan.Crypto!8.364-ybq9v2gQCQO (Cloud), Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48 (classic), Malware.Undefined!8.C-M32QMJSB3NQ (Cloud), Trojan.Obfuscated!8.4C-FakVBaOtP0U (Cloud), Malware.Undefined!8.C-rbY9ZxWYUF (Cloud), Malware.Undefined!8.C-FZVLnidPLpV (Cloud), Trojan.Obfuscated!8.4C-pgSwKurEvtK (cloud) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.Ghoskwa/Variant |
| SentinelOne | static engine - malicious |
| Sophos | Ghokswa (PUA), Mal/Generic-S |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Malware.Dwnc, Win32.Adware.Malware.Rine |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R030C0CDA17, TROJ_GEN.R047C0PGV16, TROJ_GEN.R092C0OEQ16 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R030C0CDA17, TROJ_GEN.R047C0PGV16 |
| VBA32 | suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h, Signed-Adware.Mutabaha |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Webroot | W32.Adware.Gen |
| Yandex | Trojan.Obfuscated!lmNaNBMWqJE, PUA.Mutabaha!, Trojan.Obfuscated!51kWq6jxKsI |
| Zillya | Trojan.GenericKDCRTD.Win32.8682, Trojan.Obfuscated.Win32.77195 |
| ZoneAlarm | Trojan.Win32.Crypt.enw |
| ahnlab | PUP/Win32.Ghokswa.C1449526 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 897 scan results for the Wei Liu files. 184 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 3d7ddca754339360d3930c9bece6322d
- 198ae016ef4c26de94092b2dabd66371
- 36147421824d6bc5f98040976aba0160
- 0b048bec668e7573b2563713958e3ad6
- 0a497e39cf861c795a15a20098a14a09
- 311be9d13a7268b7cab86073b2d21adc
- 7cf8591d653bd8fbe2b48518f7db2262
- 3887f298c6fbacdb659f29e889641d5f