Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Aller Media e.K.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as W64.Trojan.Gen and BScope.Trojan.Download. The detection rate for the Aller Media e.K. files collected here is 3%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Aller Media e.K. when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Aller Media e.K. certificate with the following steps:
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Aller Media e.K.:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Aller Media e.K. 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, etc. You can also see the address for Aller Media e.K., such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign Extended Validation CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G3 has issued the Aller Media e.K. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the Aller Media e.K. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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4/71 | check-update.exe |
1/68 | qwebnginx.exe |
1/66 | qwebservice.exe |
2/70 | check-update.exe |
3/72 | check-update.exe |
Here's the detection names for the Aller Media e.K. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Avira | PUA/Qweb.ME.2, PUA/Qweb.ME.15 |
Cylance | Unsafe |
Jiangmin | Downloader.UpdateTool.a |
Paloalto | generic.ml |
VBA32 | BScope.Trojan.Download |
Webroot | W64.Trojan.Gen |
ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.UpdateTool.gen |
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 347 scan results for the Aller Media e.K. files. 11 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers: