Parallel Lines Development, LLC - 15% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Parallel Lines Development, LLC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as MSIL.Adware.PullUpdate and ApplicUnwnt. The detection rate for the Parallel Lines Development, LLC files collected here is 15%. Please read on for more details.

You'll probably notice Parallel Lines Development, LLC 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 Parallel Lines Development, LLC appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Parallel Lines Development, LLC digital signature with the following procedure:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Parallel Lines Development, LLC file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Parallel Lines Development, LLC:

Screenshot of the Parallel Lines Development, LLC certificate

As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Parallel Lines Development, LLC 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 view the address for Parallel Lines Development, LLC, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Parallel Lines Development, LLC certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

Parallel Lines Development, LLC Files

The following are the Parallel Lines Development, LLC files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/50webshieldservice.exe
1/51WebShield.exe
19/57webshieldservice.exe
19/56WebShield.exe
0/51WebShield.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Parallel Lines Development, LLC files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGDownloader.AUX, Downloader.AZE
AVwareMSIL.Adware.PullUpdate
AgnitumPUA.PullUpdate!
AviraADWARE/Adware.Gen
BkavW32.HfsAdware.E085
ComodoApplicUnwnt
DrWebAdware.Plugin.157, Adware.Plugin.175, Adware.Plugin.181
ESET-NOD32a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.D, a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.A
FortinetAdware/PullUpdate
IkarusAdWare.Agent
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 700000121 )
K7GWAdware ( 700000121 )
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.WebShield, PUP.Optional.MultiExtension.A
McAfeeArtemis!EAD59614C636, Artemis!552AD69A80B3
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!PUP
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.PullUpdate.dbmyxb, Trojan.Win32.SaMon.dbmybc
Qihoo-360Win32/Trojan.Adware.988
SophosPull Update, Generic PUA JH
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2, Trojan.ADH.2
TencentTrojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.R0CBH05AS15, TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05CL15
VIPREMSIL.Adware.PullUpdate
ZillyaAdware.PullUpdate.Win32.72, Adware.PullUpdate.Win32.14

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 265 scan results for the Parallel Lines Development, LLC files. 40 of these scan reports 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:

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