Favorite-III - 4% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a file that has a digital signature from Favorite-III? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically see Favorite-III when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

Screenshot where Favorite-III appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Favorite-III with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Favorite-III:

Screenshot of the Favorite-III certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Favorite-III and that the file has not been tampered with.

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 examine the address for Favorite-III, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Favorite-III certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Favorite-III Files

The following are the Favorite-III files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
2/56crypted120med[1].exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Favorite-III files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
TrendMicroTSPY_DRIDEX.XDG
TrendMicro-HouseCallTSPY_DRIDEX.XDG

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 56 scan reports for the Favorite-III files. 2 of these scan results 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:

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