Insta-Download.com - 22% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Insta-Download.com? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan ( 00454f271 ) and Artemis!5D2B2EB701B3. The detection rate for the Insta-Download.com files collected here is 22%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see Insta-Download.com 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 Insta-Download.com appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Insta-Download.com certificate with the following steps:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Insta-Download.com:

Screenshot of the Insta-Download.com certificate

As you can see in the screencap above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Insta-Download.com and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 Insta-Download.com, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Insta-Download.com certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

Insta-Download.com Files

These are the Insta-Download.com files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
11/50wajam_download_new.exe
12/551_Offer_7.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.3F8
AVwareWajam (fs)
Baidu-InternationalPUA.Win32.wajam.45
DrWebAdware.Searcher.2542
ESET-NOD32Win32/Wajam.B
GDataWin32.Adware.Wajam.B
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 00454f271 )
K7GWTrojan ( 00454f271 )
KasperskyHEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Generic
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Wajam.A, PUP.Optional.Wajam
McAfeeArtemis!5D2B2EB701B3, Artemis!F314D12CBD75
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!5D2B2EB701B3, Artemis!Trojan
NormanDownloader
PandaTrj/Chgt.D
SymantecTrojan.ADH.2
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V0521, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0714
VIPREWajam (fs)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 105 scan reports for the Insta-Download.com files. 23 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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