Apponic - 45% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Apponic? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Application.DealAlpha.1.Gen and Win32:Malware-gen. The detection rate for the Apponic files collected here is 45%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically notice Apponic when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Apponic with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Apponic file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Apponic:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Apponic and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 examine the address for Apponic, such as the street name, city and country.
thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Apponic certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
Apponic Files
These are the Apponic files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 32/71 | Wallpaper_Engine_Downloader.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Apponic files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Win32:Malware-gen |
| Alibaba | PUA:Win32/Generic.0e486b3f |
| Arcabit | Application.DealAlpha.1.Gen |
| Avast | Win32:Malware-gen |
| BitDefender | Application.DealAlpha.1.Gen |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.IGENERIC |
| CrowdStrike | win/malicious_confidence_90% (D) |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| Cyren | W32/Application.ERBG-7100 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.InstallCore.3558 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/InstallCore.AAH potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Application.AdInstall (A) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| FireEye | Generic.mg.891302ba5e0e7871 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/InstallCore |
| GData | Win32.Application.InstallCore.DB |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 00506d0b1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 00506d0b1 ) |
| McAfee | Artemis!891302BA5E0E |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Application.DealAlpha.1.Gen |
| Microsoft | PUA:Win32/Puamson.A!ml |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM42.3.E285.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | Packer.Win32.Obfuscator.n (CLASSIC) |
| SentinelOne | DFI - Suspicious PE |
| Sophos | InnoMod (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.MBT |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R002H0CE819 |
| ViRobot | Adware.Installcore.1632336 |
| Webroot | W32.Adware.Gen |
| eGambit | Unsafe.AI_Score_68% |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 71 scan results for the Apponic files. 32 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 3c3ebf122c3d60ea0cd7340d054e9eb8