CLICKCAPTION - 26% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by CLICKCAPTION? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.ClickCaption.A and Clickcaption.5CF. The detection rate for the CLICKCAPTION files collected here is 26%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice CLICKCAPTION when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view the digital signature details for CLICKCAPTION with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the CLICKCAPTION file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by CLICKCAPTION:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by CLICKCAPTION and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, etc. You can also view the address for CLICKCAPTION, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the CLICKCAPTION certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
CLICKCAPTION Files
The following are the CLICKCAPTION files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 6/55 | ccsvc.exe |
| 6/55 | ClickCaptionClientIE.dll |
| 3/55 | ClickCaptionClientIE.dll |
| 6/54 | ccnfd_1_10_0_2.sys |
| 17/56 | ccsvc.exe |
| 24/57 | ccnfd_1_10_0_6.sys |
| 13/56 | ccnfd_1_10_0_4.sys |
| 18/55 | ccsvc.exe |
| 3/55 | Au_.exe |
| 28/56 | ccnfd_1_10_0_5.sys |
| 23/56 | ccsvc.exe |
| 28/57 | ccnfd_1_10_0_6.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the CLICKCAPTION files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.Generic.1094616, Trojan.Generic.12541665 |
| AVG | Clickcaption.5CF |
| AVware | InfoAtoms (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.Generic.1094616, Trojan.Generic.12541665 |
| Agnitum | PUA.Popad! |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, Trojan/Win32.SGeneric, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Vitruvian |
| Avira | Adware/Vitruvian.52728.1, ADWARE/Adware.Gen7, Adware/Vitruvian.52728, Adware/Vitruvian.277584.2 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.81, Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.b, Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.BD, Adware.Win64.Vitruvian.81 |
| BitDefender | Adware.Generic.1094616, Trojan.Generic.12541665 |
| Bkav | W64.HfsAdware.4568 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | AdWare.Vitruvian.r6 (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| DrWeb | Adware.Popad.10, Adware.Popad.11, Adware.Plugin.274 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/AdWare.Vitruvian.D, a variant of Win64/Adware.Vitruvian.B, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Adware.Generic.1094616 (B), Trojan.Generic.12541665 (B) |
| F-Secure | Adware.Generic.1094616, Trojan.Generic.12541665 |
| Fortinet | Adware/Vitruvian |
| GData | Win32.Application.Agent.GINVTQ, Adware.Generic.1094616, Trojan.Generic.12541665 |
| Ikarus | PUA.Vitruvian, AdWare.Vitruvian |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Vitruvian.c, AdWare/Vitruvian.f, AdWare/Vitruvian.j |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 ), Adware ( 004a9fae1 ), Riskware ( 0040f0f51 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 ), Dialer ( 20050eb71 ), DoS-Trojan ( 20050ea31 ), Riskware ( 0040f0f51 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.b, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.c |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.ClickCaption.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!88CC44E9FBEA, Artemis!10027ACD41EA, Artemis!8081AAC9DAA4, Artemis!517513301FF6, Artemis!31C233E57629, Artemis!B6A66D4EA8AC |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.dh, BehavesLike.Win64.BadFile.qh |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.Generic.1094616, Trojan.Generic.12541665 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Plugin.dgyity |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious, Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM00.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17E74983!401033603 |
| Sophos | Generic PUA BH, Generic PUA EG, Generic PUA BK, Generic PUA BB |
| Symantec | WS.Reputation.1, Trojan.Gen.2, Adware.Gen |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Vitruvian.Dsys, Win32.Adware.Vitruvian.Stub, Win32.Adware.Vitruvian.Ljty |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R021C0EAO15, TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00A415, TROJ_GEN.R021C0EAS15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V1114, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1207, TROJ_GEN.R021C0EAO15, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0108, TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00A415, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1219, TROJ_GEN.R021C0EAS15 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Vitruvian |
| VIPRE | InfoAtoms (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.30054 |
| nProtect | Trojan-Clicker/W32.Vitruvian.52728, Trojan.Generic.12541665 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 667 scan results for the CLICKCAPTION files. 175 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 1121f77be8577127d022b4d9ce6da92a6c1f