OOO "NETGRUP" - 18% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by OOO "NETGRUP"? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP/Kometa and TROJ_GEN.R015C0OH517. The detection rate for the OOO "NETGRUP" files collected here is 18%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see OOO "NETGRUP" 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 view the additional details from the OOO "NETGRUP" digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the OOO "NETGRUP" file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by OOO "NETGRUP":
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 OOO "NETGRUP" and that the file has not been tampered with.
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 see the address for OOO "NETGRUP", such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the OOO "NETGRUP" certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
OOO "NETGRUP" Files
These are the OOO "NETGRUP" files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 5/67 | kometa.exe |
| 19/68 | F5EE.tmp |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the OOO "NETGRUP" files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.IGENERIC |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| DrWeb | Trojan.LoadMoney.1801 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/RuKometa.Q potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet | Riskware/RuKometa |
| GData | Win32.Trojan.Agent.F594NJ |
| Invincea | heuristic |
| Malwarebytes | Adware.RuKometa |
| McAfee | Artemis!DB71E064EE80 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.LoadMoney.epakev |
| Panda | PUP/Kometa |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R015C0OH517 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0927, TROJ_GEN.R015C0OH517 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Rukometa.1694432 |
| Webroot | Adware.Kometa |
| Yandex | Riskware.Agent! |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 135 scan reports for the OOO "NETGRUP" files. 24 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 00db304d7f846153eaef4712cef174c1cd