Pawan Kumar - 2% Detection Rate *

Did you just download a file that has been digitally signed by Pawan Kumar and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically see Pawan Kumar when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Pawan Kumar appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Pawan Kumar digital signature with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Pawan Kumar file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Pawan Kumar:

Screenshot of the Pawan Kumar 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 Pawan Kumar and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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, etc. You can also see the address for Pawan Kumar, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 and COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Pawan Kumar certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Pawan Kumar Files

These are the Pawan Kumar files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
7/55ARTP3.exe
0/55Adware-Removal-Tool-v3.9.1.exe
0/56Adware Removal Tool by TSA.exe
0/55ARTP2.exe
0/53Adware_Removal_Tool_by_TSA.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Pawan Kumar files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.SGeneric
ComodoUnclassifiedMalware
ESET-NOD32MSIL/FakeTool.PS
IkarusTrojan.MSIL.FakeTool
McAfeeArtemis!785CC096C128
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V1006

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 320 scan results for the Pawan Kumar files. 7 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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