HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD - 39% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.InstallCore.3465 and Application.InstallCore (A). The detection rate for the HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD files collected here is 39%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD digital signature with the following steps:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD:

Screenshot of the HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine 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 see the address for HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD, such as the street name, city and country.

thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD Files

The following are the HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
28/68easy_graphic_converter_2440551302 SEP.exe
29/70the_binding_of_isaac.exe
26/69prezi.exe
22/66skype.exe
26/64pdf_snipping_tool.exe
25/67f_00bedd

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGFileRepMetagen [PUP], FileRepMalware [PUP]
AhnLab-V3Win-PUP/HALOMOT.Exp
ArcabitApplication.DealAlpha.1.Gen
AvastFileRepMetagen [PUP], FileRepMalware [PUP]
BitDefenderApplication.DealAlpha.1.Gen
CAT-QuickHealTrojan.InstallCore
ComodoApplicUnwnt@#3zjzgx3lmnfs, Malware@#1fr83woo17dg5, Malware@#p9owxg3std7o, Malware@#m9cjjszw9pr4
CrowdStrikemalicious_confidence_100% (D), malicious_confidence_80% (D), win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cybereasonmalicious.b214e7, malicious.96b6b9, malicious.c5239b
CylanceUnsafe
CyrenW32/Trojan.ZZQA-0074, W32/Trojan.DGOJ-7560
DrWebTrojan.InstallCore.3465
ESET-NOD32Win32/InstallCore.Gen.A potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/InstallCore.AYB potentially unwanted
EmsisoftApplication.InstallCore (A)
Endgamemalicious (high confidence), malicious (moderate confidence)
FireEyeApplication.DealAlpha.1.Gen
FortinetRiskware/InstallCore_Gen, W32/Install_Core.AYB, Riskware/InstallCore
GDataWin32.Application.Agent.3BPXY8, Win32.Application.Agent.DHO108, Application.DealAlpha.1.Gen
Invinceaheuristic
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 0051c1531 ), Adware ( 005114f51 )
K7GWAdware ( 0051c1531 ), Adware ( 005114f51 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DealPly.drzid
MAXmalware (ai score=99), malware (ai score=87)
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.InstallCore
McAfeeArtemis!58BD8D4DDF85, Artemis!FD60E66EACFE, Artemis!49254536949B, Artemis!1E7DF277ED37, Artemis!CAE3A6968D9B, InstallCore
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis, Artemis!Trojan, Artemis!PUP, InstallCore
MicroWorld-eScanApplication.DealAlpha.1.Gen
MicrosoftPUA:Win32/InstallCore
NANO-AntivirusVirus.Win32.Gen.ccmw
PandaPUP/Multitoolbar
Qihoo-360Win32/Virus.Adware.a71, HEUR/QVM42.2.4F77.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM06.1.8D9B.Malware.Gen
RisingPUF.InstallCore!1.AB2C (CLASSIC), Adware.InstallCore!1.A30C (CLASSIC)
SentinelOnestatic engine - malicious
SophosInstall Core (PUA)
SymantecML.Attribute.HighConfidence, PUA.InstallCore
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R022C0OB919
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V0908, TROJ_GEN.R022C0OB919
VBA32Trojan.InstallCore
VIPREAdware.InstallCore
ViRobotAdware.Installcore.2446384, Adware.Installcore.2624840, Adware.Installcore.2132976
WebrootAdware.Installcore, W32.Adware.Gen, W32.Adware.Installcore
YandexPUA.InstallCore!
ZoneAlarmnot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DealPly.drzid

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 404 scan results for the HALOMOT ITZHAK LTD files. 156 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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