Widebiz - 72% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Widebiz? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Generic.139910 and W32/FakeAlert.UA.gen!Eldorado. The detection rate for the Widebiz files collected here is 72%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Widebiz 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 additional details from the Widebiz digital signature with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Widebiz file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Widebiz:
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 Widebiz 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 see the address for Widebiz, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the Widebiz certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Widebiz Files
These are the Widebiz files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 33/46 | setupIC_best.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Widebiz files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Skodna.SecurityTool.AD |
| Agnitum | Adware.IScan!2QdwWtE0VUs |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.InfoCleanup |
| AntiVir | TR/Fraud.Gen4 |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-SX [Adw] |
| BitDefender | Adware.Generic.139910 |
| Commtouch | W32/FakeAlert.UA.gen!Eldorado |
| Comodo | UnclassifiedMalware |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Fakealert.15309 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.IScan.A |
| Emsisoft | Rogue.Win32.Onescan.AMN (A) |
| F-Prot | W32/FakeAlert.UA.gen!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.Generic.139910 |
| Fortinet | W32/FAKEAV.SMTF!tr |
| GData | Adware.Generic.139910 |
| Ikarus | Trojan.Win32.Onescan |
| K7AntiVirus | Riskware |
| Malwarebytes | Adware.CO.KR |
| McAfee | FakeAlert-PZ |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-DTR.G |
| Microsoft | Rogue:Win32/Onescan |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Fakealert.zjiwe |
| Norman | W32/Suspicious_Gen2.DCLEK |
| PCTools | Heuristic.ADH |
| Panda | Generic Malware |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Trojan.Agent/Gen-FraudScan[Int] |
| Sophos | Mal/FakeAV-OX |
| Symantec | Heuristic.ADH |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_FAKEAV.SMTF |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.US00IT |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.S.Onescan.198536 |
| eSafe | Win32.ADSPYAgent |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 46 scan reports for the Widebiz files. 33 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:
- 25c96d5849e45f2f97c601348bae3900