Broad Knowledge Media Limited - 29% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Broad Knowledge Media Limited? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Winsecsrv.1 and Trojan.GenericKD.5379794. The detection rate for the Broad Knowledge Media Limited files collected here is 29%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably notice Broad Knowledge Media Limited when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Broad Knowledge Media Limited certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Broad Knowledge Media Limited file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Broad Knowledge Media Limited:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Broad Knowledge Media Limited 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, and so on. You can also view the address for Broad Knowledge Media Limited, such as the street name, city and country.
WoSign Class 3 Code Signing CA has issued the Broad Knowledge Media Limited certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Broad Knowledge Media Limited Files
The following are the Broad Knowledge Media Limited files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 30/57 | adtssession.sys |
| 6/55 | msizdata.sys |
| 47/68 | wktvadapter.sys |
| 0/55 | discommtaskmgr.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Broad Knowledge Media Limited files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Winsecsrv.1, Trojan.GenericKD.5379794 |
| AVG | Generic.C3F, FileRepMetagen [Malware] |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Winsecsrv.1, Trojan.GenericKD.5379794 |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.LoadMoney.R176533 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.Winsecsrv.g |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Winsecsrv.1, Trojan.Generic.D5216D2 |
| Avast | FileRepMetagen [Malware] |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Winsecsrv.1, Trojan.GenericKD.5379794 |
| Bkav | W32.FamVT.WsyNHb.Rootkit, W32.FamVT.WsysNHb.Rootkit |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.Winexert.S9257 |
| Comodo | UnclassifiedMalware |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_100% (D) |
| Cybereason | malicious.1b8fb7 |
| Cyren | W32/S-43d6a29f!Eldorado, W64/S-564ddec4!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Winsec.4 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Winsecsrv.A, a variant of Win64/Winsecsrv.A |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Winsecsrv.1 (B), Trojan.GenericKD.5379794 (B) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-43d6a29f!Eldorado, W64/S-564ddec4!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Winsecsrv.1, Trojan.GenericKD.5379794 |
| Fortinet | W32/Winsecsrv.A!tr, W32/Generic.AC.3362052, W64/Winsecsrv.E1!tr |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Winsecsrv.1, Trojan.GenericKD.5379794 |
| Ikarus | Trojan.Win32.Winsecsrv |
| Invincea | virus.win32.chir.b@mm, heuristic |
| Jiangmin | Trojan.Winsecsrv.e, Trojan.Generic.ipfq, Trojan.Generic.irfv |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004ef8431 ), Trojan ( 004ee1521 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004ef8431 ), Trojan ( 004ee1521 ) |
| Kaspersky | Trojan.Win32.Winsecsrv.g |
| MAX | malware (ai score=80) |
| McAfee | GenericRXAA-WP!616B4F5D42EB, Artemis!0C2A7192E9C2 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | GenericRXAA-WP!616B4F5D42EB, Artemis!Trojan |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Winsecsrv.1, Trojan.GenericKD.5379794 |
| Microsoft | Trojan:Win32/Winexert.C!bit, Trojan:Win64/Winexert.C!bit |
| Paloalto | generic.ml |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM00.1.0000.Malware.Gen, Win32/Trojan.78a |
| Rising | Malware.Generic!xR45Nowbc2G@4 (thunder), Trojan.Winsecsrv!1.A83C (CLASSIC) |
| SentinelOne | static engine - malicious |
| Sophos | Troj/Winexp-A |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.Winsecsrv.Dzad, Win32.Trojan.Winsecsrv.Pgnf, Win32.Trojan.Winsecsrv.Fig |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R047C0DFH17 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R047C0DFH17 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Yandex | Trojan.Winsecsrv! |
| Zillya | Trojan.WinsecsrvCRTD.Win32.1400 |
| ZoneAlarm | Trojan.Win32.Winsecsrv.g |
| nProtect | Trojan/W32.Winsecsrv.123056, Trojan/W32.Winsecsrv.139952.D |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 291 scan reports for the Broad Knowledge Media Limited files. 83 of these scan results 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 46b87d1119d23178f432d386a114a348
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