Nickel Cycle Combo - 21% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Nickel Cycle Combo? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 and Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996. The detection rate for the Nickel Cycle Combo files collected here is 21%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Nickel Cycle Combo when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Nickel Cycle Combo certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Nickel Cycle Combo 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 that has been signed by Nickel Cycle Combo:
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 Nickel Cycle Combo 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 Nickel Cycle Combo, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Nickel Cycle Combo certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Nickel Cycle Combo Files
These are the Nickel Cycle Combo files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 10/54 | e7a98694-59c1-48a6-94de-f5b595a81ad1.exe |
| 12/55 | DRNBTVZ.exe |
| 15/54 | MJKH.exe |
| 15/54 | WCLRELG.exe |
| 5/53 | TheTorntv V10-bho64.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Nickel Cycle Combo files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Nickel.546 |
| AVware | Crossrider (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996 |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.CrossRider |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/NSIS.Adwapper |
| Avira | ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2, ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4, ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.CrossRider.BAS, PUA.Win32.CrossRider.bAX, PUA.Win64.Crossrider.bJ |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AS, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 (B), Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/A-fe3c301b!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/CrossRider |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996 |
| Ikarus | PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.TornTV.A |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996 |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/Malware.QVM03.Gen, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.a87 |
| Sophos | Generic PUA BF |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Adwapper |
| VIPRE | Crossrider (fs) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 270 scan results for the Nickel Cycle Combo files. 57 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 00e88b19f4c25de21197ee9d01573d202a