Cherished Technology Limited - 16% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Cherished Technology Limited? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Win32.Elex.sig and W32.HfsAdware.C6FC. The detection rate for the Cherished Technology Limited files collected here is 16%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Cherished Technology 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 the additional details from the Cherished Technology Limited digital signature with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Cherished Technology Limited file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Cherished Technology Limited:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Cherished Technology Limited and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 see the address for Cherished Technology Limited, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 and GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2 has issued the Cherished Technology Limited certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Cherished Technology Limited Files
The following are the Cherished Technology Limited files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/49 | NewGdp.exe |
| 18/57 | ProtectWindowsManager.exe |
| 4/57 | WdsManPro.exe |
| 17/56 | ProtectWindowsManager.exe |
| 4/56 | WdsManPro.exe |
| 8/56 | ProtectWindowsManager.exe |
| 7/57 | WdsManPro.exe |
| 11/57 | ProtectWindowsManager.exe |
| 7/56 | protectwindowsmanager.exe |
| 3/55 | ProtectWindowsManager.exe |
| 24/55 | ProtectWindowsManager.exe |
| 15/56 | wdsmanpro.exe |
| 13/54 | wprotectmanager.exe |
| 10/57 | ProtectWindowsManager.exe |
| 3/52 | wprotectmanager.exe |
| 14/56 | WdsManPro.exe |
| 2/51 | wprotectmanager.exe |
| 3/52 | wprotectmanager.exe |
| 2/50 | wprotectmanager.exe |
| 24/54 | wprotectmanager.exe |
| 10/48 | eGdpSvc.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Cherished Technology Limited files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172099, Gen:Variant.Graftor.172099, Gen:Variant.Graftor.182571 |
| AVG | Generic.B3E, Generic.989, Cherished.077, Win32/DH{AB41DCcofl0gIiU} |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, CherishedTechnology (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172099, Gen:Variant.Graftor.172099, Gen:Variant.Graftor.182571, Adware.PUQF, Application.ExqPage.N |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | Adware/Win32.Agent, PUP/Win32.Agent |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.WProtManager |
| Arcabit | PUP.Adware.WProtManager, PUP.Adware.WProtManager.edb |
| Avast | Win32:Agent-ATRV [Trj] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.Gen, ADWARE/Adware.Gen2 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Elex.sig, Adware.Win32.ELEX.bBH, Adware.Win32.WProtManager.AfQw, Adware.Win32.ELEX.bAE |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172099, Gen:Variant.Graftor.172099, Gen:Variant.Graftor.182571, Adware.PUQF, Application.ExqPage.N |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.C6FC |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Click3.11058, Adware.Mutabaha.328, Adware.Mutabaha.706, Trojan.Click3.8485 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/ELEX.BH potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/ELEX.FF potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/ELEX.Y potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/ELEX.AE |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172099 (B), Gen:Variant.Graftor.172099 (B), Gen:Variant.Graftor.182571 (B), Adware.PUQF (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor, Gen:Variant.Graftor.172099, Gen:Variant.Graftor.182571, Adware.PUQF, Application.ExqPage.N |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Elex, Adware/WProtManager, W32/ELEX.M |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172099, Gen:Variant.Graftor.172099, Win32.Adware.Graftor.B, Gen:Variant.Graftor.182571, Adware.PUQF |
| Ikarus | AdWare.Elex |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/WProtManager.aq, AdWare/WProtManager.i |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 004b4c8c1 ), Adware ( 004bc0741 ), Adware ( 004cf8491 ), Trojan ( 0049fab41 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 004b4c8c1 ), Adware ( 004bc0741 ), Adware ( 004cf8491 ), Trojan ( 0049fab41 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.eqwa, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.WProtManager.bb, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.WProtManager.e, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.WProtManager.bw |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.WProtManager.e.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.WpManager.A, PUP.Optional.WProtectManager.A, PUP.Optional.WindowsProtectManger.A, PUP.Optional.WProtectManager, PUP.Optional.WPM.A, PUP.Optional.WpManager, PUP.Optional.Wsys.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!42088EF271CA, Artemis!8A8F5EBE2FD9, Artemis!297B6D43FF77, Artemis!6FE69F8416CB |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, BehavesLike.Win32.DunDun.gh, Artemis!297B6D43FF77, BehavesLike.Win32.DunDun.hh |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172099, Gen:Variant.Graftor.172099, Gen:Variant.Graftor.182571, Adware.PUQF |
| Microsoft | Trojan:Win32/Wysotot.C |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Click3.dghcay |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A, Trj/Chgt.A, Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM41.2.Malware.Gen, Win32/Trojan.205 |
| Sophos | Generic PUA AG, WPM Control, Generic PUA EN (PUA) |
| Symantec | SecurityRisk.BL |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Agent.Lhmz, Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.5, Win32.Adware.Wprotmanager.Eckt, Win32.Trojan.Adpush.53c3 |
| TotalDefense | Win32/Wysotot.A!generic |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R0C1H09C215, TROJ_GEN.R0C1H09B415, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0602, TROJ_GEN.R047H09DL15, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0520, TROJ_GEN.F47V0509, TROJ_GEN.F47V0505, TROJ_GEN.R0C1H09JV14 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.WProtManager |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, CherishedTechnology (fs) |
| ViRobot | Adware.Agent.493712[h], Adware.Agent.337064[h], Adware.Agent.540328 |
| Zillya | Adware.WProtManager.Win32.3 |
| nProtect | Adware.PUQF |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 1389 scan reports for the Cherished Technology Limited files. 219 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. 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:
- 11210ca3d3c040f38e7317c765abb45e0bcb
- 1121672837e6450cec951ee141c34f9f8dc2
- 11212d8c9161f35db500061d57414a78fad2
- 112111c895265dc370ea5d6d50e46de29c46
- 1121deebe987eb606df47a7fab18750b2710
- 1121273d65852cb14b6458650549e3c3366d
- 1121d3ba74e2984dc31df6a81895380d6990