Info Software - 46% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Info Software? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Johnnie.80643 and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the Info Software files collected here is 46%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Info Software 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 Info Software digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Info Software file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screencap of a file signed by Info Software:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Info Software and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above, you can view 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 Info Software, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Info Software certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Info Software Files
These are the Info Software files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 31/68 | ElementsBrowserUpdate.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Info Software files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Johnnie.80643 |
| AVG | Win32:Adware-DLZ [PUP] |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Johnnie.80643 |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Johnnie.D13B03 |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-DLZ [PUP] |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Johnnie.80643 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.IGENERIC |
| Cyren | W32/Trojan.IPOJ-8440 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Elemental.1 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Elemental.A potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Johnnie.80643 (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Johnnie.80643 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Elemental |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Johnnie.80643 |
| Jiangmin | Downloader.Elemental.a |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 00510de41 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 00510de41 ) |
| MAX | malware (ai score=99) |
| McAfee | Artemis!F023C2DE56B3 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Johnnie.80643 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Elemental.euyzdf |
| Panda | PUP/Amonetize |
| Sophos | Generic PUA NF (PUA) |
| Symantec | SecurityRisk.gen1 |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Oneclick.Dyzb |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R002C0WL317 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R002C0WL317 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Webroot | PUA.Gen |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 68 scan results for the Info Software files. 31 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review 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:
- 00e220024bdc56cc086c3d719de03a3aed