JumpyApps - 15% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by JumpyApps? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Install Core Click run software and InstallCore (fs). The detection rate for the JumpyApps files collected here is 15%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see JumpyApps when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where JumpyApps appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the JumpyApps digital signature with the following procedure:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the JumpyApps file
  2. Right-click 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 JumpyApps:

Screenshot of the JumpyApps certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by JumpyApps 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 JumpyApps, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the JumpyApps certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

JumpyApps Files

The following are the JumpyApps files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
7/45CodecPackage.exe
7/50UltimateCodec.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the JumpyApps files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.DownloadManager
AntiVirADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
ComodoApplicUnwnt
DrWebAdware.InstallCore.115, Trojan.Packed.24524
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/InstallCore.JJ
F-ProtW32/InstallCore.R.gen!Eldorado
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 004950be1 )
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.JumpyApps
SophosInstall Core Click run software
SymantecWS.Reputation.1
VIPREInstallCore (fs)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 95 scan results for the JumpyApps files. 14 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view 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:

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