Information Technology Systems - 18% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Information Technology Systems? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT and Generic.5FC. The detection rate for the Information Technology Systems files collected here is 18%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see Information Technology Systems when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Information Technology Systems appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Information Technology Systems digital signature with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Information Technology Systems 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 digitally signed by Information Technology Systems:

Screenshot of the Information Technology Systems certificate

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 Information Technology Systems and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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, and so on. You can also view the address for Information Technology Systems, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Information Technology Systems certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

Information Technology Systems Files

These are the Information Technology Systems files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
9/55adobe_flash_setup.exe
11/56adobe_flash_setup.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Information Technology Systems files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.5FC
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
AntiVirAdware/InstallCore.QH.3
AvastWin32:Installer-AS [PUP]
AviraADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
ComodoApplication.Win32.Installcore.QH
DrWebTrojan.Packed.28409
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/InstallCore.QH, a variant of Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 004a9d5e1 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 004a9d5e1 )
MalwarebytesTrojan.Downloader
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmcg
SophosInstall Core Click run software
VBA32Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 111 scan results for the Information Technology Systems files. 20 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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