Term Trident - 11% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Term Trident? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.TermTrident and Adware ( 004bbf601 ). The detection rate for the Term Trident files collected here is 11%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically see Term Trident when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Term Trident certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Term Trident 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 signed by Term Trident:
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 Term Trident and that the file has not been tampered with.
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 examine the address for Term Trident, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the Term Trident certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Term Trident Files
The following are the Term Trident files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 15/57 | ttrsvc.exe |
| 5/57 | TermTridentAutoUpdateClient.exe |
| 10/55 | ttdriver_vw_1_10_0_27.sys |
| 2/57 | ttrfd_vw_1_10_0_22.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Term Trident files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.08B |
| AVware | InfoAtoms (fs), NetFilter |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Vitruvian |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Vitruvian |
| Avast | Win32:Vitruvian-D [PUP] |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.F, Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| DrWeb | Adware.Plugin.1136 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.Vitruvian.F, a variant of MSIL/Adware.Vitruvian.A, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Fortinet | Adware/Vitruvian |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004bbf601 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004bbf601 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.o |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.TermTrident, PUP.Optional.TermTrident.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!4D75660A71FE |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.NetFilter/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA LB (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Msil.Adware.Vitruvian.Honu |
| VIPRE | InfoAtoms (fs), NetFilter |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 283 scan results for the Term Trident files. 32 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 1121421d3ea388dcc4003127162ee4658bda