Acro Software Inc. - 1.3% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a file that has a digital signature from Acro Software Inc.? If so, please read on.
You will typically notice Acro Software Inc. when double-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 also view the Acro Software Inc. certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Acro Software Inc. file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Acro Software Inc.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Acro Software Inc. and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above, you can view 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 see the address for Acro Software Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 and Thawte Code Signing CA has issued the Acro Software Inc. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Acro Software Inc. Files
The following are the Acro Software Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/51 | cpwsave.exe |
| 1/62 | cpwsave.exe |
| 3/54 | CuteWriter.exe |
| 0/56 | cpwsave.exe |
| 0/54 | cpwmon64.dll |
| 0/53 | Setup64.exe |
| 0/65 | CPFillerCo.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Acro Software Inc. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AegisLab | Appl.Bundler.Gen!c |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.Poison, Trojan/Win32.BTSGeneric |
| Avira | APPL/Bundler.2141 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 395 scan reports for the Acro Software Inc. files. 5 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 07b0f4201fe9f1
- 00e05e54f053cf00a5
- 3c20348318029ec708bb1602d55e5b06