Awesome Apps - 20% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Awesome Apps? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as GamePlayLabs (v) and a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.A. The detection rate for the Awesome Apps files collected here is 20%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically see Awesome Apps when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Awesome Apps with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Awesome Apps file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Awesome Apps:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Awesome Apps and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, and so on. You can also view the address for Awesome Apps, such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Awesome Apps certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
Awesome Apps Files
These are the Awesome Apps files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 2/44 | CouponDropDown.dll |
| 16/48 | Coupon Companion.dll |
| 17/47 | Coupon Companion.dll |
| 4/48 | Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe |
| 2/43 | excellent coupons-bg.exe |
| 2/42 | Excellent Coupons.dll |
| 4/43 | Excellent-Coupons.exe |
| 10/47 | Savings Sidekick.dll |
| 10/39 | Giant Savings.dll |
| 20/48 | Shopping Sidekick.dll |
| 3/43 | Coupon Companion.dll |
| 18/49 | Coupon Companion.dll |
| 9/44 | CouponCompanion_102912.exe |
| 19/47 | Giant Savings.dll |
| 8/46 | Vid-Saver-bg.exe |
| 12/47 | Savings Sidekick.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Awesome Apps files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | MalSign.Skodna.4D3, Suspicion: unknown virus |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
| AntiVir | Adware/VidSaver.1.9, Adware/VidSaver.1.36 |
| Avast | Win32:Crossrider-C [PUP] |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
| Bkav | W32.Clod14f.Trojan.1fc4, W32.Clod05a.Trojan.a476 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Adware.Crossid (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt, Heur.Suspicious |
| DrWeb | Adware.Plugin.14, Adware.GamePlayLabs.36, Adware.Plugin.22 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.A, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.E, Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.B |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
| Fortinet | Adware/Fam.NB |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
| Ikarus | Win32.SuspectCrc, Toolbar.Win32.CrossRider |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.215Apps, PUP.CrossRider.SSK |
| McAfee | Artemis!3BF3226D762B, Artemis!F185AF8CD5BB, Artemis!7A50EA469530, Artemis!6016C34ED036, Artemis!A64866123A45, Artemis!BA2928CB3EB4 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!3BF3226D762B, Artemis!F185AF8CD5BB, Artemis!7A50EA469530, Artemis!6016C34ED036, Artemis!BA2928CB3EB4 |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
| Panda | Suspicious file |
| Sophos | Generic PUA GE, AppRider, Generic PUA EL |
| Symantec | Adware.Crossid, Adware.ADH, WS.Reputation.1 |
| TrendMicro | ADW_GAMEPLAYLABS, TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OIP13 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | ADW_GAMEPLAYLABS, TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05IR13, TROJ_GEN.F47V1009, TROJ_GEN.F47V1022, TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05J913, TROJ_GEN.F47V1103, TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05JG13, TROJ_GEN.RCBH1K5, TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OIP13, TROJ_GEN.F47V0223 |
| VIPRE | GamePlayLabs (v) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 779 scan reports for the Awesome Apps files. 156 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 3d0c9ccf6a7d44b9fda1963a424319ba