Arseniy Petrov - 37% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Arseniy Petrov? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Mplug.45 and Trojan ( 0040fa761 ). The detection rate for the Arseniy Petrov files collected here is 37%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice Arseniy Petrov when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Arseniy Petrov appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Arseniy Petrov digital signature with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Arseniy Petrov:

Screenshot of the Arseniy Petrov certificate

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 Arseniy Petrov and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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, etc. You can also see the address for Arseniy Petrov, such as the street name, city and country.

Certum Code Signing CA has issued the Arseniy Petrov certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Arseniy Petrov Files

The following are the Arseniy Petrov files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
20/57$R3DPR3I.exe
22/57Download Uc Browser V Handler Zip.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Arseniy Petrov files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacGen:Variant.Adware.Mplug.45
AVGGeneric6.ATRQ, Generic6.AUFM
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Adware.Mplug.45
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.MultiPlug
AvastWin32:MultiPlug-ZC [PUP]
AviraTR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Adware.Mplug.45
DrWebTrojan.Crossrider1.31749
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Adware.MultiPlug.KX
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Adware.Mplug.45 (B)
F-SecureGen:Variant.Adware.Mplug
GDataGen:Variant.Adware.Mplug.45
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 0040fa761 )
K7GWTrojan ( 0040fa761 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.MultiPlug.ofcb
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.MultiPlug
McAfeeMultiplug-FYT
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Adware.Mplug.45
MicrosoftSoftwareBundler:Win32/InstalleRex
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.MultiPlug.drzxkn
SophosMultiPlug
TencentTrojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.1, Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.2
VBA32suspected of Heur.Malware-Cryptor.Multiplug

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 114 scan results for the Arseniy Petrov files. 42 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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