Xoakg Semwe - 20% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Xoakg Semwe? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP/Win32.Pennybee and Trojan.Lyrics.1728. The detection rate for the Xoakg Semwe files collected here is 20%. Please read on for more details.

You'll typically see Xoakg Semwe 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:

Screenshot where Xoakg Semwe appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Xoakg Semwe certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Xoakg Semwe file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screengrab of a file digitally signed by Xoakg Semwe:

Screenshot of the Xoakg Semwe certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Xoakg Semwe 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 examine the address for Xoakg Semwe, such as the street name, city and country.

Mehm Lijgok has issued the Xoakg Semwe certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Xoakg Semwe Files

The following are the Xoakg Semwe files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
11/54Ukeiym.dll

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Xoakg Semwe files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.Pennybee
AvastWin32:Malware-gen
AviraADWARE/PennyBee.Gen
Baidu-InternationalTrojan.Win32.Komodia.I
DrWebTrojan.Lyrics.1728
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/RiskWare.Komodia.I
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Winsock.WnskRST
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.PennyBee.dxhagr
PandaTrj/Genetic.gen
SymantecSAPE.Heur.9fa5
VBA32AdWare.Agent

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 54 scan results for the Xoakg Semwe files. 11 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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