BERO MEDIA - 38% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by BERO MEDIA? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 and Unwanted-Program ( 004ceeee1 ). The detection rate for the BERO MEDIA files collected here is 38%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see BERO MEDIA 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 digital signature details for BERO MEDIA with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the BERO MEDIA file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by BERO MEDIA:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by BERO MEDIA and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can see 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 BERO MEDIA, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the BERO MEDIA certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
BERO MEDIA Files
The following are the BERO MEDIA files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 16/53 | ElsterFormular-DL-Manager.exe |
| 22/54 | Minecraft-DL-Manager.exe |
| 23/55 | Camtasia-Studio-DL-Manager.exe |
| 22/54 | ElsterFormular-DL-Manager.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the BERO MEDIA files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.8C6 |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| AhnLab-V3 | Malware/Gen.Generic |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.DownloaderGuide.g |
| Arcabit | Application.Bundler.DownloaderGuide.C, Trojan.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Avast | Win32:DownloadGuide-Z [PUP] |
| Avira | PUA/DownloadGuide.NB |
| BitDefender | Application.Bundler.DownloaderGuide.C, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.1476 |
| Cyren | W32/S-a50644a3!Eldorado, W32/S-20c0085b!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Siggen6.55115, Adware.Downware.11242 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/DownloadGuide.D potentially unwanted |
| F-Prot | W32/S-a50644a3!Eldorado, W32/S-20c0085b!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler |
| GData | Application.Bundler.DownloaderGuide.C, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Ikarus | PUA.DownloadGuide |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004ceeee1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004ceeee1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DownloaderGuide.g |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.DownloadGuide |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Application.Bundler.DownloaderGuide.C, Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadGuide.11 |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Adware.DownloadGuide!1.A1DB [F] |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 216 scan reports for the BERO MEDIA files. 83 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:
- 009ab68a77ce62fcf96ade522b06e1e23f