ApPs MarKeT ABC - 26% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from ApPs MarKeT ABC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP/Win32.OutBrowse and Adware-OutBrowse.g. The detection rate for the ApPs MarKeT ABC files collected here is 26%. Please read on for more details.

You'll typically see ApPs MarKeT ABC when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where ApPs MarKeT ABC appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for ApPs MarKeT ABC with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the ApPs MarKeT ABC file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by ApPs MarKeT ABC:

Screenshot of the ApPs MarKeT ABC certificate

As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by ApPs MarKeT ABC and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine 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 ApPs MarKeT ABC, such as the street name, city and country.

thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the ApPs MarKeT ABC certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

ApPs MarKeT ABC Files

These are the ApPs MarKeT ABC files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
12/54echcabfbcabjf.exe
16/54Reimage[1].exe
11/57mytmpinstaller.exe
7/56mytmpinstaller.exe
8/57Reimage[1].exe
6/57bedcidgbca.exe
10/57Reimage[1].exe
20/55bedhbggjca.exe
18/56Reimage[1].exe
25/56Reimage[1].exe
28/56Reimage[1].exe
26/57Reimage[1].exe
13/57mytmpinstaller.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the ApPs MarKeT ABC files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacGen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.218502
AVGDownloader.HVV, Downloader.GLU, Downloader.JAH, Downloader.NOK, Downloader.OPP, Generic.3F2, Downloader.SNP, Downloader.TAK
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.NSIS.Outbrowse.bu (v), OutBrowse (fs)
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11942, Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.BA, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.218502, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.21084, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Mikey.12231
AgnitumPUA.OutBrowse!
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.OutBrowse, Adware/Win32.Agent
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.OutBrowse
ArcabitTrojan.Adware.Graftor.D35586, Trojan.Adware.Mikey.D525C, Trojan.Application.Bundler.Mikey.D2FC7
AvastNSIS:OutBrowse-DQ [PUP]
AviraPUA/Outbrowse.Gen
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.OutBrowse.BX, Adware.Win32.OutBrowse.BZ, Adware.Win32.OutBrowse.APMA
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11942, Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.BA, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.218502, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.21084, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Mikey.12231
BkavW32.HfsAdware.198F, W32.HfsAdware.BE65
CAT-QuickHealAdware.NSIS.OutBrowse.A, PUA.OutBrowse.A
CyrenW32/Application.XQXH-7583
DrWebTrojan.OutBrowse.441, Trojan.OutBrowse.743, Trojan.OutBrowse.629, Trojan.OutBrowse.839, Trojan.OutBrowse.952, Trojan.OutBrowse.947
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.BX potentially unwanted, Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.CB potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.CC potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.BZ potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.CH potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.BY potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.CI potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11942 (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.21084 (B)
F-SecureGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey, Application.Bundler.Outbrowse, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
FortinetRiskware/OutBrowse
GDataGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11942, Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.BA, Win32.Adware.Outbrowse.Z, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.218502, NSIS.Application.OutBrowse.AN, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.21084, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Mikey.12231
IkarusPUA.OutBrowse
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 004bd6a21 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004c3a4e1 ), Adware ( 004c75321 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cbbaa1 )
K7GWAdware ( 004bd6a21 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004c3a4e1 ), Adware ( 004c75321 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004cbbaa1 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse.heur, not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic
McAfeeArtemis!6CB86BDD7253, Adware-OutBrowse.g
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.AdwareOutBrowse.hc, Artemis, BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareDoma.jc, Adware-OutBrowse.g, BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareDoma.cc
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11942, Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.BA, Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.218502, Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.21084, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Mikey.12231
MicrosoftSoftwareBundler:Win32/OutBrowse
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dubsnx, Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dvfjgu, Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dvuexg, Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dwuqln
PandaTrj/Genetic.gen
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
RisingPE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D[F1]
SUPERAntiSpywareAdware.OutBrowse/Variant
SophosOutBrowse Revenyou, OutBrowse Revenyou (PUA), Generic PUA KK (PUA), Generic PUA JI (PUA)
SymantecSAPE.OutBrowse.161, SAPE.Heur.5fac, SAPE.Heur.A78F0
TencentTrojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.6, Win32.Trojan.Outbrowse.Lned
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspici.8BDC99AB
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Adware.NSIS.Outbrowse.bu (v), OutBrowse (fs)
ZillyaAdware.OutBrowseGen.Win32.1

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 899 scan results for the ApPs MarKeT ABC files. 236 of these scan reports 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

In the analysis on this page I grouped all certificates where the signer name is set to upper and lower case variants of ApPs MarKeT ABC. These are the signer names:

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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