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:
You can view additional details from the AVANQUEST S.A. certificate with the following steps:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by AVANQUEST S.A.:
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.
These are the AVANQUEST S.A. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/61 | LauncherIPEditor.exe |
1/65 | AQNotif.exe |
3/67 | eXpertPDF_FR.exe |
3/66 | DDTray.exe |
2/70 | ISAdmin.exe |
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.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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DrWeb | Program.Unwanted.1895 |
ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Avanquest.B potentially unwanted |
Microsoft | PUA:Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC |
Rising | Malware.Heuristic.MLite(86%) (AI-LITE:5bSqGBjAgQtMewoloMr3tw), PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC!8.627 (CLOUD) |
TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0405 |
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.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: