Keep-My-Search LTD - 43% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Keep-My-Search LTD? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT and Trojan.Gen.2. The detection rate for the Keep-My-Search LTD files collected here is 43%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Keep-My-Search LTD when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view additional details from the Keep-My-Search LTD certificate with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Keep-My-Search LTD file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Keep-My-Search LTD:
As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Keep-My-Search LTD and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, and so on. You can also examine the address for Keep-My-Search LTD, such as the street name, city and country.
DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1 has issued the Keep-My-Search LTD certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Keep-My-Search LTD Files
These are the Keep-My-Search LTD files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 33/56 | dsrsetup.exe |
| 35/56 | bdraw.exe |
| 28/57 | dlclient.exe |
| 29/55 | dsrsetup.exe |
| 16/57 | startpoint.exe |
| 25/56 | dsrlte.exe |
| 34/56 | dsrlte.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Keep-My-Search LTD files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Adware.PayByAds.2, Adware.PayByAds.E |
| AVG | AdPlugin.DUQ, Generic.CE9 |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.64185, Gen:Variant.Adware.PayByAds.2, Adware.PayByAds.E |
| Agnitum | PUA.Downloader!, PUA.Toolbar.Montiera! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.PayByAds |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.Montiera.al, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Adware.PayByAds.2, Trojan.Application.Strictor.DFAB9 |
| Avira | PUA/Montiera.Gen7, ADWARE/Adware.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.Montiera.R, PUA.Win32.Montiera.Q, PUA.Win32.Montiera.81 |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.64185, Gen:Variant.Adware.PayByAds.2, Adware.PayByAds.E |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.E40D, W32.VariantStrictorAG.Adware, W32.PaybyHV.Trojan |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Downloader.Montiera.r5 (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren | W32/S-623312ea!Eldorado, W32/Application.KOWE-7344, W32/S-fc5cdba2!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.Downware.12026, Adware.Toolbar.535 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.R potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.Q potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.PayByAds.2 (B), Adware.PayByAds.E (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/S-623312ea!Eldorado, W32/S-fc5cdba2!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor, Gen:Variant.Adware.PayByAds, Adware.PayByAds.E |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Montiera |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.64185, Gen:Variant.Adware.PayByAds.2, Adware.PayByAds.E |
| Ikarus | PUA.Toolbar.Montiera, not-a-virus:Downloader.Montiera |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004b1ff21 ), Adware ( 004bcba61 ), Trojan ( 004b53441 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004b1ff21 ), Adware ( 004bcba61 ), Trojan ( 004b53441 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Montiera.al |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A, PUP.Optional.StartPoint.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!10B2C9B29985, Artemis!06D1EEB5402B, Artemis!3EB2BFBAFD48, Artemis!E252E8EDB828, Artemis!2C00C6ED541A, Artemis!8F077A6AF516, Artemis!2B93A9A249D7 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!PUP, Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.64185, Gen:Variant.Adware.PayByAds.2, Adware.PayByAds.E |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Montiera.dsokuj, Riskware.Win32.Downware.drusig, Trojan.Win32.Montiera.dsokdf |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen, PUP/PayByAds |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Application.6f7, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.a00 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.PayByAds/Variant |
| Sophos | PayByAds |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.4 |
| TrendMicro | PUA_Montiera, PUA_PayByAds, TROJ_GEN.R03EC0OD215, TROJ_GEN.R02KC0OC615, PUA_Montiera.component |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | PUA_Montiera, PUA_PayByAds, TROJ_GEN.R03EC0OD215, TROJ_GEN.R02KC0OC615, PUA_Montiera.component |
| VBA32 | Downloader.Montiera |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Agent.457472[h], Adware.Agent.660736[h] |
| Zillya | Downloader.Montiera.Win32.84, Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.70361, Downloader.Montiera.Win32.85 |
| nProtect | Adware.PayByAds.E |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 733 scan results for the Keep-My-Search LTD files. 312 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 087407e453fff7e46db51873975e63cb