starT PlaYInG - 39% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from starT PlaYInG? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.21084 and OutBrowse (fs). The detection rate for the starT PlaYInG files collected here is 39%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see starT PlaYInG 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 additional details from the starT PlaYInG certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the starT PlaYInG file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by starT PlaYInG:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by starT PlaYInG 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 see the address for starT PlaYInG, such as the street name, city and country.
thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the starT PlaYInG certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
starT PlaYInG Files
These are the starT PlaYInG files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 20/56 | serial.exe |
| 16/56 | bedjaijcia.exe |
| 30/57 | Player.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the starT PlaYInG files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Downloader.QHE, Downloader.QGI, Downloader.OPP |
| AVware | OutBrowse (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.21084 |
| Agnitum | PUA.OutBrowse! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.OutBrowse |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.OutBrowse |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Adware.Mikey.D525C |
| Avast | NSIS:OutBrowse-DQ [PUP] |
| Avira | PUA/Outbrowse.Gen |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.OutBrowse.BY |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.21084 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.OutBrowse.A |
| Cyren | W32/Adware.PUGO-0761 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.OutBrowse.1107, Trojan.OutBrowse.1069 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.BY potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.BX potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.21084 (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey |
| Fortinet | Riskware/OutBrowse |
| GData | NSIS.Application.OutBrowse.AN, Win32.Adware.Outbrowse.Z, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.21084 |
| Ikarus | PUA.OutBrowse |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004bccaf1 ), Adware ( 004bd6a21 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004bccaf1 ), Adware ( 004bd6a21 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse.heur |
| McAfee | Artemis!17ED520F2DBC, Adware-OutBrowse.g |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Adware-OutBrowse.g, RDN/Generic.grp |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.21084 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.duyiqc, Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.duxjgb, Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dulwld |
| Panda | PUP/Multitoolbar, Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.18F05322!418403106 |
| Sophos | Generic PUA AP (PUA), Mal/Generic-S |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GE.737E6906 |
| VIPRE | OutBrowse (fs) |
| Zillya | Adware.OutBrowseGen.Win32.1 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 169 scan results for the starT PlaYInG files. 66 of these scan results 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 2e2044e61feebfb2fdd3d1020a7e2122