Kings Information & Network - 4% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Kings Information & Network? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Packed/Execryptor and W32/Risk.EGEC-1904. The detection rate for the Kings Information & Network files collected here is 4%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically notice Kings Information & Network 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 Kings Information & Network appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Kings Information & Network certificate with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Kings Information & Network file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Kings Information & Network:

Screenshot of the Kings Information & Network 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 Kings Information & Network 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 see the address for Kings Information & Network, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the Kings Information & Network certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Kings Information & Network Files

These are the Kings Information & Network files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
8/57installkdf8.exe
5/67LocalSSL.exe
0/46kcrtx64.sys
0/41OSUGAGLY.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Kings Information & Network files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AgnitumPacked/Execryptor
AviraTR/Gendal.6061206, TR/Spy.Gen
CAT-QuickHeal(Suspicious) - DNAScan
CyrenW32/Risk.EGEC-1904
F-ProtW32/MalwareF.EEKU
IkarusTrojan.Spy
McAfeeArtemis!1892232403DD
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis
SophosMal/Generic-S
WebrootW32.Malware.Gen
YandexPacked/Execryptor
ZillyaTrojan.SuperThreatCRTD.Win32.7338

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 306 scan reports for the Kings Information & Network files. 13 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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