Deep Software Inc. - 6% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Deep Software Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Activity Monitor (fs) and Spyware.ActMon. The detection rate for the Deep Software Inc. files collected here is 6%. Please read on for more details.

You'll typically notice Deep Software Inc. when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Deep Software Inc. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Deep Software Inc. certificate with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Deep Software Inc. file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Deep Software Inc.:

Screenshot of the Deep Software Inc. certificate

As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Deep Software Inc. and that no one has tampered with the file.

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, and so on. You can also see the address for Deep Software Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Deep Software Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

Deep Software Inc. Files

The following are the Deep Software Inc. files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
6/43swsys.exe
1/51amsvc.exe
1/46alsvc.exe
2/41amsvc.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Deep Software Inc. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
CAT-QuickHeal(Suspicious) - DNAScan
ClamAVPUA.Packed.ASPack
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Spy.ActivityMonitor.AE
PCToolsSpyware.ActMon!rem
PandaSuspicious file
SunbeltActivity Monitor (fs)
SymantecSpyware.ActMon
VIPREActivity Monitor (fs)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 181 scan results for the Deep Software Inc. files. 10 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:

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