Adtrustmedia, LLC - 2% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Adtrustmedia, LLC? If so, please read on.
You will probably see Adtrustmedia, LLC when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Adtrustmedia, LLC certificate with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Adtrustmedia, LLC file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Adtrustmedia, LLC:
As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Adtrustmedia, LLC and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 view the address for Adtrustmedia, LLC, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Adtrustmedia, LLC certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Adtrustmedia, LLC Files
The following are the Adtrustmedia, LLC files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 5/56 | browsermon.sys |
| 9/57 | admnfd.sys |
| 3/55 | admnfd.sys |
| 7/55 | admnfd.sys |
| 12/68 | browsermon.sys |
| 0/48 | trustedadssvc.exe |
| 0/47 | trustedads.dll |
| 0/53 | trustedads.dll |
| 0/47 | trustedads.dll |
| 0/51 | trustedads.dll |
| 0/54 | trustedads.dll |
| 0/53 | trustedadssvc.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Adtrustmedia, LLC files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVware | AdTrustMedia (fs) |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter.a, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon.kam |
| Arcabit | Adware.B94B7D5, PUP.Adware.PrivDog |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.16FA |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.PrivDog.SD7 |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win64/Adware.PrivDog.A, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, Win32/Adware.PrivDog.A |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Yotoon.kn |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:NetTool.Win32.NetFilter.lu |
| McAfee | Artemis!3FE4D3B9748D, BackDoor-FCOW!1CC321BB86C0, BackDoor-FCOW!BEE60197CBD8 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, BackDoor-FCOW!1CC321BB86C0, BackDoor-FCOW!BEE60197CBD8 |
| Microsoft | PUA:Win32/NetFilter |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win64.NetFilter.dmejzb, Riskware.Win32.Yotoon.dsmpht |
| Rising | Malware.Undefined!8.C (CLOUD) |
| Sophos | PrivDog (PUA) |
| Symantec | WS.Reputation.1, Yontoo.C |
| Tencent | Win64.Adware.Privdog.Hrfo |
| VIPRE | AdTrustMedia (fs) |
| ViRobot | Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.49496[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.PrivDog.Win32.5 |
| ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:NetTool.Win32.NetFilter.lu |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 1653 scan reports for the Adtrustmedia, LLC files. 36 of these scan reports 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:
- 131790b1a4d73a5143b0a32a894b1aec
- 4969cfd545f605e70d3f1290bb4893db
- 7739f0d7e1d6c302e4aa8b647d9c7f52