AB SIMBA LIMITED - 36% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by AB SIMBA LIMITED? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Graftor.646447 and Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]. The detection rate for the AB SIMBA LIMITED files collected here is 36%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice AB SIMBA LIMITED when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the AB SIMBA LIMITED certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the AB SIMBA LIMITED file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screengrab of a file digitally signed by AB SIMBA LIMITED:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by AB SIMBA LIMITED and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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 AB SIMBA LIMITED, such as the street name, city and country.
Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the AB SIMBA LIMITED certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
AB SIMBA LIMITED Files
These are the AB SIMBA LIMITED files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 27/70 | corlienthusiasmsjx.exe |
| 23/69 | joubertsobjectmnt.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the AB SIMBA LIMITED files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| APEX | Malicious |
| AVG | Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw] |
| Avast | Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw] |
| Avira | HEUR/AGEN.1043284 |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Graftor.646447 |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Siggen8.11853 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.OpenSUpdater.EI |
| Emsisoft | Application.Updater (A) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| F-Secure | Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1043284 |
| FireEye | Generic.mg.a96f76b411ae3b66, Generic.mg.08d7c577876158d1 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/OpenSUpdater |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Graftor.646447 |
| Invincea | heuristic |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 005470fa1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 005470fa1 ) |
| MAX | malware (ai score=87), malware (ai score=84) |
| Malwarebytes | Adware.SpecialSearchOffer |
| McAfee | GenericRXIN-ZF!A96F76B411AE, GenericRXIN-ZF!08D7C5778761 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!Trojan |
| Microsoft | PUA:Win32/OpenDownloadManager |
| Rising | Trojan.Generic@ML.100 (RDML:iKkn/iz2YfekmN3h4Z/MqQ), Trojan.Generic@ML.100 (RDML:SOIJMV6qqI0TOrbl18+BXA) |
| SentinelOne | DFI - Suspicious PE |
| Sophos | Generic PUA NL (PUA) |
| Symantec | ML.Attribute.HighConfidence |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R002H0CIE19 |
| Webroot | W32.Adware.Installcore |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 139 scan reports for the AB SIMBA LIMITED files. 50 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 4bce6988c614b3fa031ad1f531e76d46