MicroNames Ltd. - 70% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by MicroNames Ltd.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Razy.91473 and Gen:Variant.Razy.38327. The detection rate for the MicroNames Ltd. files collected here is 70%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice MicroNames Ltd. when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the additional details from the MicroNames Ltd. digital signature with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the MicroNames Ltd. file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screencap of a file digitally signed by MicroNames Ltd.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by MicroNames Ltd. and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can see 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 MicroNames Ltd., such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the MicroNames Ltd. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
MicroNames Ltd. Files
The following are the MicroNames Ltd. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 42/57 | conv.exe |
| 40/56 | MicroProCon.exe |
| 37/57 | DeleteSetup.exe |
| 41/57 | guardsupport.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the MicroNames Ltd. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic5.AJSJ, MicroNames Ltd.481 |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Hebogo |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.303185, Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.164797, Gen:Variant.Razy.38327, Gen:Variant.Razy.91473 |
| AegisLab | AdWare.W32.Agent.lpCH, Adware.W32.Hebogo|2|103!c |
| Agnitum | PUA.Hebogo! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.GuardConvert, PUP/Win32.MicroLab, Win-PUP/Guardconvert.778112 |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Hebogo.qj, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Hebogo, GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Hebogo.aci |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Adware.Kazy.D4A051, Trojan.Razy.D95B7, Trojan.Razy.D16551 |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-ADL [PUP], Win32:Adware-ADK [PUP] |
| Avira | SPR/Tool.146904.2, ADWARE/Hebogo.110056.17, ADWARE/Hebogo.735064, TR/Samca.3282313 |
| Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9987 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Hebogo.cc, Adware.Win32.Hebogo.A |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.303185, Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.164797, Gen:Variant.Razy.38327, Gen:Variant.Razy.91473 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.31C8 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Micronames.Gen |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.Hebogo.STA, ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren | W32/Hebogo.B.gen!Eldorado, W32/Hebogo.C.gen!Eldorado, W32/Hebogo.A.gen!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.Hebogo.4, Adware.Hebogo.3, Trojan.MulDrop5.8233 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.Hebogo.A, a variant of Win32/Adware.Hebogo, Win32/Adware.Hebogo.D |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.303185 (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.164797 (B), Gen:Variant.Razy.38327 (B), Gen:Variant.Razy.91473 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/Hebogo.B.gen!Eldorado, W32/Hebogo.C.gen!Eldorado, W32/Hebogo.A.gen!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy, Gen:Variant.Razy.38327, Gen:Variant.Razy.91473 |
| Fortinet | Adware/Hebogo, W32/Hebogo, Riskware/Hebogo |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.303185, Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.164797, Gen:Variant.Razy.38327, Gen:Variant.Razy.91473 |
| Ikarus | AdWare.Win32.Hebogo, PUA.Hebogo |
| Invincea | virus.win32.sality.at |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Hebogo.es, AdWare/Hebogo.xm |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004a0ebe1 ), Adware ( 004b77c31 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004a0ebe1 ), Adware ( 004b77c31 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Hebogo.qj, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Hebogo.vji, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Hebogo.aci |
| Malwarebytes | Adware.Hebogo |
| McAfee | Artemis!50F5A52A5921, Artemis!D2351FBF9C94, Artemis!FBAF9545522D, Artemis!327920D0A308 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.PWSZbot.cm, Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.303185, Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.164797, Gen:Variant.Razy.38327, Gen:Variant.Razy.91473 |
| Microsoft | Adware:Win32/Hebogo |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Hebogo.dwtfse, Riskware.Win32.Hebogo.dvtotq |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen, Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | Malware.Undefined!8.C-CKjmWRbQTwD (cloud) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.Hebogo/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA GI (PUA), Hebogo Adware (PUA), Generic PUA PN (PUA), Generic PUA GJ (PUA) |
| Symantec | SecurityRisk.Downldr, Trojan.Gen.2, Heur.AdvML.C |
| Tencent | Win32.Adware.Hebogo.Wofl, Win32.Adware.Hebogo.Ligv |
| TotalDefense | Heur/TrojanHorse.ZCLW!suspicious |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R0EBC0EJR15, TROJ_GEN.R00XC0VI815, TROJ_GEN.R047C0EDR16, TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0UHT16 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0UHT16 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Hebogo, TScope.Trojan.VB |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Hebogo |
| ViRobot | Adware.Agent.146904.O[h], Adware.Agent.110056.N[h], Adware.Hebogo.735064[h], Adware.Hebogo.778112[h] |
| Yandex | Adware.Hebogo!p+Jr/K2bCIY |
| Zillya | Adware.DownloadWareCRT.Win32.896, Adware.HebogoCRTD.Win32.1786 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 227 scan results for the MicroNames Ltd. files. 160 of these scan reports 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:
- 71eadf6347d76c842389c834d3a58aeb
- 6702f515cec245718e8607ed18c16e63