LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC - 6% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Program.Unwanted.3914 and a variant of MSIL/WebCompanion.D potentially unwanted. The detection rate for the LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC files collected here is 6%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC 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 LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC 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 that has been signed by LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC:

Screenshot of the LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC 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 LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC and that the file has not been tampered with.

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 examine the address for LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC, such as the street name, city and country.

Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC Files

These are the LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
5/71Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe
5/69lavasoft.wcassistant.winservice.exe
3/71Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe
4/73Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe
8/71Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe
4/71lavasoft.wcassistant.winservice.exe
3/72lavasoft.wcassistant.winservice.exe
3/69Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe
5/72Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe
3/65lavasoft.wcassistant.winservice.exe
4/69Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe
5/69Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
Antiy-AVLGrayWare/Win32.Presenoker
ComodoApplicUnwnt@#q9c4o59db9ch, ApplicUnwnt@#22yeo3e6d9c94, ApplicUnwnt@#2a2pd09jxs1jd, ApplicUnwnt@#301lt28nsmnew, ApplicUnwnt@#1aa039f6s7sve, ApplicUnwnt@#2ecii58t71fep, ApplicUnwnt@#2lrc2ppbgcdb9, ApplicUnwnt@#a1zcag070wfi, ApplicUnwnt@#1873yuc09f1jy
CylanceUnsafe
CyrenW32/Application.MRAP-3219
DrWebProgram.Unwanted.3914
ESET-NOD32a variant of MSIL/WebCompanion.D potentially unwanted
GDataWin32.Application.WebCompanion.51QAZ9
MicrosoftPUA:Win32/Presenoker
RisingPUF.WebCompanion!8.9E98 (CLOUD), PUA.WebCompanion!8.9E98 (TFE:dGZlOgyoZbz7vLLjqw), PUA.WebCompanion!8.9E98 (CLOUD)
SophosGeneric PUA OI (PUA)
YandexRiskware.Agent!c7UT0oAts60

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 842 scan reports for the LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC files. 52 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 is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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