Digital Communications Inc. - 13% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Digital Communications Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.Segurazo and PUP/SegurazoAV. The detection rate for the Digital Communications Inc. files collected here is 13%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Digital Communications Inc. 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 additional details from the Digital Communications Inc. digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Digital Communications Inc. file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Digital Communications Inc.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Digital Communications 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, etc. You can also view the address for Digital Communications Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Extended Validation Code Signing CA has issued the Digital Communications Inc. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Digital Communications Inc. Files
The following are the Digital Communications Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/72 | segurazokd.sys |
| 12/72 | SInspector.dll |
| 4/71 | santiviruskd.sys |
| 3/70 | SegurazoClient.exe |
| 2/72 | segurazoservice.exe |
| 3/73 | santiviruskd.sys |
| 18/71 | SegurazoService.exe |
| 3/71 | segurazokd.sys |
| 12/71 | SegGuard64.dll |
| 1/65 | segurazoservice.exe |
| 7/70 | segurazoservice.exe |
| 3/70 | SegurazoService.exe |
| 12/69 | SegurazoService.exe |
| 12/71 | SegurazoClient.exe |
| 4/71 | SInspector.dll |
| 22/72 | segurazoservice.exe |
| 20/73 | segurazokd.sys |
| 24/72 | segurazokd.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Digital Communications Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| APEX | Malicious |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Application.Segurazo.1, Application.FakeAlert.W |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare/Win32.Contebrew, GrayWare/Win32.Generic, GrayWare/Win32.Segurazo |
| Arcabit | PUP.Segurazo |
| Avira | PUA/Segurazo.aqq |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Application.Segurazo.1, Application.FakeAlert.W |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.Agent |
| Comodo | Malware@#yhlomak0rtmw, Malware@#3i3wsd2vhh25x, Malware@#24moi48zgvkgr |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| Cyren | W32/Application.CBTW-5584, W32/Trojan.DXKR-1162, W32/Trojan.CNIA-0535, W64/Trojan.ULQE-4817, W64/Application.WCVZ-8896 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Segurazo.C potentially unwanted, a variant of Win64/Segurazo.A potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Application.Segurazo.1 (B), Application.FakeAlert.W (B) |
| Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
| F-Secure | PotentialRisk.PUA/Segurazo.aqq |
| FireEye | Gen:Variant.Application.Segurazo.1 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Segurazo, MSIL/Generic.AP.C18482!tr |
| GData | Win64.Application.Segurazo.C, Win32.Application.Segurazo.A, Win32.Application.Segurazo.B |
| Ikarus | PUA.Segurazo |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 005586de1 ), Adware ( 0054e4491 ), Adware ( 0055657a1 ), Adware ( 00556ddd1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 005586de1 ), Adware ( 0054e4491 ), Adware ( 0055657a1 ), Adware ( 00556ddd1 ) |
| MAX | malware (ai score=76), malware (ai score=77) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Segurazo |
| McAfee | Segurazo, Artemis!3C26437717AF, Artemis!401EDB9772AA, Artemis!26286161E65D, Artemis!64D08AF53B77 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Segurazo, Artemis, Artemis!Trojan |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Application.Segurazo.1, Application.FakeAlert.W |
| Microsoft | Misleading:Win32/Lodi, PUA:Win32/Presenoker |
| Panda | PUP/SegurazoAV |
| Qihoo-360 | Generic/Application.f56, Win32/Trojan.ae7 |
| Rising | Malware.Heuristic!ET#86% (RDMK:cmRtazpBJazZhp9ixGjGsrpGZgGn), PUF.Segurazo!8.10C5A (CLOUD), PUA.Segurazo!8.10C5A (CLOUD), Malware.Lodi!8.F319 (CLOUD) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.Segurazo/Variant |
| Sangfor | Malware |
| Sophos | Segurazo (PUA), Generic PUA HF (PUA), Generic PUA AG (PUA) |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R002C0DJT19, TROJ_FRS.VSNTK519, PUA.Win64.Segurazo.B.component |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R002C0DJT19, PUA.MSIL.Segurazo.SMCS, PUA.Win64.Segurazo.B.component |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 1276 scan results for the Digital Communications Inc. files. 163 of these scan reports 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:
- 12dfc245bb37b84c6da2fba4e421b62e
Comments
Kirki57 writes
Segaruzo came in on the back of an automatic update, and since then my Excel shuts out on a regular basis, and my computer has become very slow indeed. I have tried to uninstall Segaruzo, tried to shred it with McAfee, nothing seems to work.
# 27 Feb 2020, 7:47
tel writes