Avant Force - 0.337% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a file that has a digital signature from Avant Force? If so, please read on.
You will probably see Avant Force 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 Avant Force with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Avant Force file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screencap of a file digitally signed by Avant Force:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Avant Force 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for Avant Force, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the Avant Force certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Avant Force Files
The following are the Avant Force files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 2/43 | avant.exe |
| 0/57 | webkit.exe |
| 0/61 | avant.exe |
| 0/54 | ybrowser.exe |
| 0/48 | adownloader.exe |
| 0/67 | adownloader.exe |
| 0/47 | avant.exe |
| 0/50 | ybrowser.exe |
| 0/56 | chrome.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Avant Force files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ByteHero | Trojan.Win32.Heur.Gen |
| ClamAV | PUA.Packed.ASPack |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 594 scan reports for the Avant Force files. 2 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, 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:
- 7889da453f6021c450b095a9e8f6eb2c
- 311a6c8cb5e188c1cabb01454cc356c1
- 632b942c1cb2283388e8d6e9212d0ac7
- 2fc60b240221af2fd7c73b0bec20389d
- 67cc920a12f4de05015cf6124a4fed98
- 5a21dfdecc55b820dd992474beed962b