AVANQUEST S.A. - 3% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by AVANQUEST S.A.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Program.Unwanted.1895 and a variant of Win32/Avanquest.B potentially unwanted. The detection rate for the AVANQUEST S.A. files collected here is 3%. Please read on for more details.

You'll probably notice AVANQUEST S.A. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where AVANQUEST S.A. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the AVANQUEST S.A. certificate with the following steps:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the AVANQUEST S.A. 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 that has been digitally signed by AVANQUEST S.A.:

Screenshot of the AVANQUEST S.A. certificate

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 AVANQUEST S.A. 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 AVANQUEST S.A., such as the street name, city and country.

Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the AVANQUEST S.A. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

AVANQUEST S.A. Files

These are the AVANQUEST S.A. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/61LauncherIPEditor.exe
1/65AQNotif.exe
3/67eXpertPDF_FR.exe
3/66DDTray.exe
2/70ISAdmin.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
DrWebProgram.Unwanted.1895
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Avanquest.B potentially unwanted
MicrosoftPUA:Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC
RisingMalware.Heuristic.MLite(86%) (AI-LITE:5bSqGBjAgQtMewoloMr3tw), PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC!8.627 (CLOUD)
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V0405

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 329 scan reports for the AVANQUEST S.A. files. 10 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review 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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