Groovecom - 53% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Groovecom? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAdmin.4 and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the Groovecom files collected here is 53%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Groovecom when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Groovecom certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Groovecom file
- Right-click 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 signed by Groovecom:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Groovecom 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 Groovecom, such as the street name, city and country.
Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 has issued the Groovecom certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Groovecom Files
The following are the Groovecom files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 29/55 | KMPlayer_4.0.2.6.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Groovecom files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.36F |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAdmin.4 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.DownloadAdmin.p |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Application.Bundler.DownloadAdmin.4 |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.DownloadAdmin.P |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAdmin.4 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.D74E |
| ClamAV | Win.Trojan.Downloadadmin-248 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.RP |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Vittalia.1198 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/DownloadAdmin.P potentially unwanted |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler |
| Fortinet | Riskware/DownloadAdmin |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAdmin.4 |
| Ikarus | PUA.DownloadAdmin |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004d4a2c1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004d4a2c1 ) |
| McAfee | Artemis!030915B20945 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!Trojan |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAdmin.4 |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Rising | PE:Adware.DownloadAdmin!1.A243 [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.DownloadAdmin/Variant |
| Symantec | PUA.Downloader |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Agent.892240.A[h] |
| Zillya | Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.191000 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 55 scan results for the Groovecom files. 29 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 00a5a543d1f82f75e7