Creative Island Media, LLC - 16% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Creative Island Media, LLC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as SearchDonkey (fs) and Search Donkey. The detection rate for the Creative Island Media, LLC files collected here is 16%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Creative Island Media, LLC when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Creative Island Media, LLC certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Creative Island Media, LLC file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screencap of a file that has been signed by Creative Island Media, LLC:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Creative Island Media, LLC 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, and so on. You can also see the address for Creative Island Media, LLC, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Creative Island Media, LLC certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
Creative Island Media, LLC Files
These are the Creative Island Media, LLC files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/46 | setup{BF83BE77-9D16-46D2-9257-CCD392867682}.exe |
| 9/48 | updater.exe |
| 7/49 | ChromeHelper.exe |
| 8/48 | updater.exe |
| 3/48 | common.dll |
| 1/48 | Updater.exe |
| 3/48 | ChromeHelper.exe |
| 1/47 | updater.exe |
| 17/55 | WebsteroidsService.exe |
| 6/54 | IhkiCNhND.exe |
| 11/49 | ChromeHelper.exe |
| 2/47 | updater.exe |
| 10/50 | Updater.exe |
| 16/48 | common.dll |
| 16/51 | WebsteroidsService.exe |
| 6/54 | GvGGjVWAQ.dll |
| 1/49 | updater.exe |
| 7/49 | FirefoxHelper.exe |
| 8/48 | websteroidsservice.exe |
| 7/48 | Websteroids.exe |
| 6/52 | dsySCRHz.exe |
| 8/54 | KKfmmfKY.dll |
| 1/47 | updater.exe |
| 1/48 | Updater.exe |
| 1/48 | Updater.exe |
| 4/49 | ChromeHelper.exe |
| 5/49 | updater.exe |
| 4/50 | websteroidsservice.exe |
| 4/50 | updater.exe |
| 11/55 | eNQLjXvd.exe |
| 15/55 | updater.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Creative Island Media, LLC files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.Agent.NUR |
| AVG | Downloader.AUX, CreativeIsland, Generic.AB2 |
| AVware | Injekt (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0 |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.Agent.NVF, Adware.Agent.NUF, Adware.Agent.NUR |
| Agnitum | PUA.PullUpdate!, Trojan.DownLoader! |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.Generic |
| Avast | Win32:BHO-AMO [PUP], Win32:TubeDim-A [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.Gen |
| Baidu-International | R:sav6 uta_trabajo8\00303842 |
| BitDefender | Adware.Agent.NVF, Gen:Variant.Kazy.312414, Adware.Agent.NUF, Adware.Agent.NUR |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| DrWeb | Adware.Plugin.128, Adware.Plugin.175, Adware.Plugin.130, Trojan.DownLoader9.22553, Adware.Downware.8565 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/ExFriendAlert.B, a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.A, a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.D, a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.E, a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.C |
| Emsisoft | Adware.Agent.NVF (B), Gen:Variant.Kazy.312414 (B), Adware.Agent.NUF (B), Adware.Agent.NUR (B) |
| F-Secure | Adware.Agent.NVF, Gen:Variant.Kazy.312414, Adware.Agent.NUF, Adware.Agent.NUR |
| Fortinet | Adware/PullUpdate |
| GData | Adware.Agent.NVF, Gen:Variant.Kazy.312414, Adware.Agent.NUF, Adware.Agent.NUR |
| Ikarus | AdWare.Agent, AdWare.MSIL.PullUpdate |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b0b3e1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b0b3e1 ) |
| Kaspersky | HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Generic |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SearchDonkey.A, PUP.Optional.Websteroids.A, PUP.Optional.ZombieAlert.A, PUP.Optional.TubeDimmer, PUP.Optional.Updater.A |
| McAfee | Generic PUP.x, Artemis!6A9F68E47213, Artemis!504226343F98, Artemis!6C9EBE4E2010, Artemis!1D582730E849, Artemis!B6D5D59FCF3C, Artemis!DFDCB56F181A, Artemis!A5F634DAE5C0, Artemis!A107131E19F5 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Generic PUP.x, Artemis!6A9F68E47213, Artemis!504226343F98, Artemis!6C9EBE4E2010, Artemis!1D582730E849, Artemis!B6D5D59FCF3C, Artemis!DFDCB56F181A, Artemis!A5F634DAE5C0, Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.Agent.NVF, Gen:Variant.Kazy.312414, Adware.Agent.NUF, Adware.Agent.NUR |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.PullUpdate.dbmyxb |
| Norman | Malware |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Trojan.Adware.988, ???????????????? |
| Sophos | Generic PUA GD, Search Donkey |
| Symantec | Adware.BL |
| Tencent | Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Wwye |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V1225, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0618, TROJ_GEN.F47V1205, TROJ_GEN.F47V1106, TROJ_GEN.F47V0121, TROJ_GEN.F47V0323, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0701, TROJ_GEN.F47V1119, TROJ_GEN.F47V0227, TROJ_GEN.F47V0305, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0702, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0619, TROJ_GEN.F47V1222, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0820 |
| VIPRE | SearchDonkey (fs), Injekt (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0 |
| nProtect | Adware.Agent.NVF, Adware.Agent.NUR |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 3237 scan reports for the Creative Island Media, LLC files. 510 of these scan results 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 done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 68f23f4d2767f6491dea9186f2e5cb89
- 0ed42a15c608c5cb28b1ef56ce392e5e