Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Artur Semanin? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.114031 and PUP-FDQ!192732D2CA18. The detection rate for the Artur Semanin files collected here is 43%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Artur Semanin when 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 Artur Semanin with the following procedure:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Artur Semanin:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Artur Semanin and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 see the address for Artur Semanin, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Artur Semanin certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
These are the Artur Semanin files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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20/47 | ext_setup.exe |
Here is the detection names for the Artur Semanin 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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AhnLab-V3 | Adware/Win32.BHO |
AntiVir | Adware/Graftor.77543 |
Antiy-AVL | AdWare/Win32.MegaSearch |
Avast | Win32:InstalleRex-AD [PUP] |
BitDefender | Dropped:Application.Generic.574554 |
Comodo | Application.Win32.Preloader.A |
DrWeb | Trojan.Crossrider.3 |
ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Preloader.A |
Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.114031 (B) |
F-Prot | W32/Preloader.A.gen!Eldorado |
F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.114031 |
GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.114031 |
Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.MegaSearch.am.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.PreLoader.A |
McAfee | PUP-FDQ!192732D2CA18 |
McAfee-GW-Edition | PUP-FDQ!192732D2CA18 |
NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.chvyva |
Panda | Trj/Downloader.JBL |
Sophos | Preload |
VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 47 scan results for the Artur Semanin files. 20 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: