APPsolute Technology Inc. - 8% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by APPsolute Technology Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Superfish.227 and PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller. The detection rate for the APPsolute Technology Inc. files collected here is 8%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see APPsolute Technology Inc. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

Screenshot where APPsolute Technology Inc. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the APPsolute Technology Inc. certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the APPsolute Technology Inc. file
  2. Right-click 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 that has been signed by APPsolute Technology Inc.:

Screenshot of the APPsolute Technology Inc. certificate

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 APPsolute Technology Inc. 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for APPsolute Technology Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the APPsolute Technology Inc. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

APPsolute Technology Inc. Files

These are the APPsolute Technology Inc. files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
2/57WWatcherLSP64.dll
3/57WWatcherLSP.dll
3/57WWatcherProxy.exe
2/56WeWatcherLSP64.dll
9/57SysProgramsUpdater.exe
6/57WWatcherLSP64.dll
9/57SysProgramsUpdater.exe
2/57WWatcherLSP64.dll
3/56WeWatcherProxy.exe
9/57WWatcherCert.dll

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.3CD
AVwareAPPsoluteTechnology (fs)
BkavW32.HfsAdware.2A46, W64.HfsAdware.2A46
DrWebAdware.Superfish.227
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Packed.Komodia.D suspicious
IkarusPUA.RiskWare.Komodia
KasperskyHEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Generic
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.BundleInstaller, PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
SUPERAntiSpywareTrojan.Agent/Gen-Qbot
VBA32suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
VIPREAPPsoluteTechnology (fs)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 568 scan results for the APPsolute Technology Inc. files. 48 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, 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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