Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG - 36% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 and W32/S-20c0085b!Eldorado. The detection rate for the Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG files collected here is 36%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically see Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG:
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 Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG 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, etc. You can also see the address for Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG, such as the street name, city and country.
Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 has issued the Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG Files
These are the Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 20/55 | setup-directx-9.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Avast | Win32:DownloadGuide-W [PUP] |
| Avira | PUA/DownloadGuide.MK |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.CBF1 |
| Cyren | W32/S-20c0085b!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.Covus.1 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/DownloadGuide.D potentially unwanted |
| F-Prot | W32/S-20c0085b!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Ikarus | PUA.DownloadGuide |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004ceeee1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004ceeee1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DownloaderGuide.avi |
| Malwarebytes | Adware.DownloadGuide |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Qihoo-360 | QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Adware.DownloadGuide!1.A1DB [F] |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 55 scan results for the Winsoftware.de GmbH & Co. KG files. 20 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 00f22a897734309de2