Porter Studio Plus - 14% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Porter Studio Plus? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Crossrider (fs) and PUP.Optional.Sense.A. The detection rate for the Porter Studio Plus files collected here is 14%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Porter Studio Plus 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 also view the Porter Studio Plus certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Porter Studio Plus file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Porter Studio Plus:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Porter Studio Plus and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 view the address for Porter Studio Plus, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Porter Studio Plus certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
Porter Studio Plus Files
The following are the Porter Studio Plus files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 7/54 | enterprise 1.1-codedownloader.exe |
| 4/54 | Object Browser-bho64.dll |
| 4/54 | Sense-bho64.dll |
| 6/53 | Object Browser-bho.dll |
| 13/54 | Sense-bho.dll |
| 12/54 | EUBB.exe |
| 5/54 | Object Browser-bho64.dll |
| 8/54 | Sense-bho.dll |
| 12/54 | KYHDT.exe |
| 11/54 | Sense-codedownloader.exe |
| 9/54 | 738f01df-2ce2-41ba-a749-782c45eb732b-5.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Porter Studio Plus files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.B92 |
| AVware | Crossrider (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.CrossRider |
| Avast | Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP], Win32:Adware-gen [Adw], Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7, ADWARE/Adware.Gen4, ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen, ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4 |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.CrossRider.BBA |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Plush.GRI |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Crossrider.36693, Trojan.Crossrider.36809 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AY, a variant of Win64/Toolbar.Crossrider.J, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BA, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/A-1a27c920!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/CrossRider |
| GData | Win32.Adware.Crossrider.R, Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1, Win32.Adware.Crossrider.L |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Enterprise.A, PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A, PUP.Optional.Sense.A, PUP.Optional.SmartSaver.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!F9DB612BBB6C |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.a87, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59 |
| Sophos | Generic PUA GP |
| Symantec | Adware.Crossid, WS.Reputation.1 |
| VIPRE | Crossrider (fs) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 649 scan results for the Porter Studio Plus files. 91 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 00b7ba41cfba8d50af9a2a64362c08fa91