Mail.Ru LLC - 2% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a file that has been digitally signed by Mail.Ru LLC? If so, please read on.

You'll typically see Mail.Ru LLC when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Mail.Ru LLC appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Mail.Ru LLC digital signature with the following steps:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Mail.Ru LLC:

Screenshot of the Mail.Ru LLC 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 Mail.Ru LLC 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 Mail.Ru LLC, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 and Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Mail.Ru LLC certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Mail.Ru LLC Files

These are the Mail.Ru LLC files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
2/65setup.exe
2/62Cloud.exe
0/60setup.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Mail.Ru LLC files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
BkavW32.HfsAdware.BAA7
PandaPUP/Multitoolbar
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V0613
WebrootW32.Malware.Gen

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 187 scan results for the Mail.Ru LLC files. 4 of these scan results 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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