keemcee Corp. - 21% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from keemcee Corp.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT and Win32:Adware-ASB [PUP]. The detection rate for the keemcee Corp. files collected here is 21%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see keemcee Corp. when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

Screenshot where keemcee Corp. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the keemcee Corp. certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the keemcee Corp. 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 screenshot of a file digitally signed by keemcee Corp.:

Screenshot of the keemcee Corp. 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 keemcee Corp. and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view 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 see the address for keemcee Corp., such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the keemcee Corp. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

keemcee Corp. Files

The following are the keemcee Corp. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
12/57MicrowindowSearch_Setup_silent_02.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the keemcee Corp. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGWin32/DH{gVEkgRE?}
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.Installer
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Generic.ASMalwNS.2766
AvastWin32:Adware-ASB [PUP]
AviraADWARE/MicrowinSearch.A.8
DrWebTrojan.PWS.Vkontakte.787
IkarusWin32.SuspectCrc
MalwarebytesAdware.MicrowinSearch
SymantecSuspicious.Cloud.9
VBA32suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 57 scan results for the keemcee Corp. files. 12 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view 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:

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