Awareness Technologies, Inc. - 19% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Awareness Technologies, Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Application.Keylogger.WebWatcher.4 and Trojan ( 0048bd0b1 ). The detection rate for the Awareness Technologies, Inc. files collected here is 19%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Awareness Technologies, Inc. when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Awareness Technologies, Inc. digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Awareness Technologies, Inc. file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Awareness Technologies, Inc.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Awareness Technologies, Inc. and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, etc. You can also examine the address for Awareness Technologies, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Awareness Technologies, Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Awareness Technologies, Inc. Files
The following are the Awareness Technologies, Inc. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 2/50 | shim64_lfnuxobfo.dll |
| 20/57 | svcboot_esugzp.dll |
| 9/56 | nbm_scxoxw.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Awareness Technologies, Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Application.Keylogger.WebWatcher.4 |
| AhnLab-V3 | Unwanted/Win32.WebWatcher |
| AntiVir | APPL/MonitorTool.Gen |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[Monitor:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.WebWatcher |
| Avira | APPL/MonitorTool.Gen |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Application.Keylogger.WebWatcher.4 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Siggen6.3738 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/WebWatcher.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Application.Keylogger.WebWatcher.4 (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Application.Keylogger |
| Fortinet | Riskware/WebWatcher |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Application.Keylogger.WebWatcher.4, Win32.Application.Webwatcher.A |
| Ikarus | Trojan.Win32.Skillis |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 0048bd0b1 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 0048bd0b1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:HEUR:Monitor.Win32.WebWatcher.gen |
| McAfee | Artemis!77701A3BE019 |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Application.Keylogger.WebWatcher.4 |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Application.Keylog.93a, Win32/Virus.Monitor.cdf |
| Rising | PE:Malware.WebWatcher!6.1532 |
| Sophos | WebWatcher, Generic PUA DG |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0329 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 163 scan reports for the Awareness Technologies, Inc. files. 31 of these scan results 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.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 26319750e85409f945694014a4ed265a
- 3ae6606f497a5293319ba52d6d589f30