POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. - 45% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.559386 and Adware.MultiPlug.GQ. The detection rate for the POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. files collected here is 45%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

Screenshot where POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. digital signature with the following steps:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.:

Screenshot of the POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. certificate

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 POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. 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 POPELER SYSTEM, S.L., such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. Files

These are the POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
23/55FreeFixer.exe
17/57s3740.exe
20/56Kingsoft PC Doctor.exe
33/55FreeFixer.exe
33/57File_Downloader.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.559386
AVGPopeler.374
AVwareDownloadMR (fs), Adware.MultiPlug
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.44, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.559386, Adware.MultiPlug.GQ
AgnitumPUA.Downloader!
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.Morstar, PUP/Win32.Solimba
Antiy-AVLTrojan[Downloader:not-a-virus]/Win32.Morstar.bad
ArcabitTrojan.Adware.Kazy.D8891A
AvastWin32:Solimba-S [PUP]
AviraPUA/Firseria.aona
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.bM
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.44, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.559386, Adware.MultiPlug.GQ
BkavW32.HfsAdware.49D8, W32.HfsAdware.4775
ClamAVWin.Adware.Multiplug-37675
ComodoApplication.Win32.Solimba.XT
CyrenW32/S-db3016f4!Eldorado, W32/Solimba.SNXC-7252, W32/S-f24857d3!Eldorado
DrWebAdware.Downware.10565, Adware.Downware.9778
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/TrojanDropper.Addrop.F, a variant of MSIL/Solimba.B potentially unwanted, a variant of MSIL/Solimba.AM potentially unwanted
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.559386 (B), Adware.MultiPlug.GQ (B)
F-ProtW32/S-db3016f4!Eldorado, W32/Solimba.K, W32/S-f24857d3!Eldorado
F-SecureGen:Variant.Application.Bundler, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy, Adware.MultiPlug.GQ
FortinetRiskware/Morstar
GDataGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.44, Win32.Adware.Solimba.G, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.559386, Adware.MultiPlug.GQ
Ikarusnot-a-virus:Downloader.Morstar, PUA.MSIL.Solimba, PUA.Morstar
JiangminTrojan/Staser.bht
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 0040f9b81 ), Trojan ( 004b57341 ), Trojan ( 004b704b1 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 0040f9b81 ), Trojan ( 004b57341 ), Trojan ( 004b704b1 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar.bad, not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar.ewi
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Popeler
McAfeeArtemis!A57C934229AB
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Application.Bundler.44, Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.559386, Adware.MultiPlug.GQ
NANO-AntivirusRiskware.Win32.Downware.dqnstv, Riskware.Win32.Downware.dppbzb, Trojan.Win32.Morstar.doywhq, Trojan.Win32.Morstar.dpnbri
PandaAdware/Firseria
RisingPE:Malware.Morstar!6.19F2, PE:AdWare.Win32.MultiPlug.y!1075356788, PE:Trojan.Win32.Jaik.a!1075357329
SophosSolimba Installer, Generic PUA OH
SymantecPUA.Downloader
TencentTrojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.2, Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.6
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V0218
VBA32Downware.Morstar
VIPREDownloadMR (fs), Adware.MultiPlug
ZillyaDownloader.Morstar.Win32.415, Downloader.Morstar.Win32.426
nProtectAdware.MultiPlug.GQ

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 280 scan reports for the POPELER SYSTEM, S.L. files. 126 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:

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