Nie Xiaoyun - 4% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Nie Xiaoyun? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.ChinAd and Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e. The detection rate for the Nie Xiaoyun files collected here is 4%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see Nie Xiaoyun when double-clicking to run 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 Nie Xiaoyun digital signature with the following steps:

1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Nie Xiaoyun file
2. Right-click on 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 signed by Nie Xiaoyun:

As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Nie Xiaoyun and that no one has tampered with the file.

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 see the address for Nie Xiaoyun, such as the street name, city and country.

WoSign Class 2 Code Signing CA G2 has issued the Nie Xiaoyun certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Nie Xiaoyun Files

The following are the Nie Xiaoyun files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Scanner and Detection Names

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

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 559 scan results for the Nie Xiaoyun files. 20 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 done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 210044f6569529614cd0c97d98f44e8b

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