PPLive Corporation - 0.773% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by PPLive Corporation? If that's the case, please read on.
You'll probably notice PPLive Corporation when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the PPLive Corporation digital signature with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the PPLive Corporation file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by PPLive Corporation:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by PPLive Corporation and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, and so on. You can also view the address for PPLive Corporation, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the PPLive Corporation certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
PPLive Corporation Files
These are the PPLive Corporation files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/56 | ttff.exe |
| 1/55 | TipsBHO.dll |
| 2/43 | pptvsetup_3.1.1.0000-3.1.1.0014_s.exe |
| 1/48 | Show.exe |
| 2/56 | PPTV(pplive)_guide_forqd1_pause.exe |
| 1/66 | shellfire.dll |
| 1/67 | shellfire.dll |
| 0/50 | PPAP.exe |
| 0/50 | shellfire.dll |
| 0/43 | xxoo.dll |
| 0/50 | PPLiveVA.exe |
| 0/50 | TipsBHO.dll |
| 0/54 | kindling.dll |
| 0/46 | peer.dll |
| 0/45 | pptvsvc.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the PPLive Corporation files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| Antiy-AVL | Worm/Win32.WhiteIce, GrayWare[:not-a-virus]/Win32.StartPage.gen |
| ClamAV | PUA.Packed.PECompact-1 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Inject1.42741 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.tc |
| Panda | Generic Malware |
| eGambit | malicious_confidence_99% |
| eSafe | Suspicious File |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 1165 scan results for the PPLive Corporation files. 9 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 6d527f4d7d6c1a2ba7ef81d50c89d765
- 70d9a64cffb3e1f64929effd88f47edb