Probit Software LTD - 7% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Probit Software LTD? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Generic.579 and W32.HfsAdware.244E. The detection rate for the Probit Software LTD files collected here is 7%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see Probit Software LTD when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Probit Software LTD certificate with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Probit Software LTD file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screengrab of a file that has been signed by Probit Software LTD:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Probit Software LTD 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, etc. You can also see the address for Probit Software LTD, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Probit Software LTD certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
Probit Software LTD Files
The following are the Probit Software LTD files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 7/56 | easyspeedcheck.exe |
| 3/56 | EDPTray.exe |
| 1/54 | easyspeedcheck.exe |
| 1/42 | DPLauncher.exe |
| 1/51 | ESPCLauncher.exe |
| 4/57 | EDPTray.exe |
| 6/56 | EDPTray.exe |
| 3/54 | easyspeedcheck.exe |
| 3/57 | ESPCSchedule.exe |
| 11/64 | EasyDiscountPro.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Probit Software LTD files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.579, Generic.B0A |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Agnitum | PUA.EasySpeedCheck! |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-CAV [Adw] |
| Avira | Adware/EasySpeedCheck.195424 |
| Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9721 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.AL, Adware.Win32.EasySpeedCheck.BA |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.244E |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| DrWeb | Program.Unwanted.1202, Adware.Shopper.328 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/AdWare.EasySpeedCheck.A, a variant of Win32/Adware.SpeedingUpMyPC.AO, a variant of Win32/DealPly.G potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet | Riskware/DealPly |
| GData | Win32.Trojan-Downloader.SpeedPC.A |
| Jiangmin | Adware/Agent.ijm |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.JS.DealPop.f |
| Rising | PUA.DealPly!8.96 (cloud:OApOw2y5eBE) |
| Sophos | Generic PUA BI (PUA) |
| Tencent | Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.22 |
| TheHacker | Posible_Worm32 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V1219, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0329 |
| VBA32 | suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ZoneAlarm | not-a-virus:AdWare.JS.DealPop.f |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 547 scan reports for the Probit Software LTD 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 done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 1b3175b26fdfb1851ab60a5ccdf868c5
- 460413ef8af84168b22dd4f3e151aea3
- 50d13765f88de6e6fa0a341b4a040e8a
- 48f9535eda4a26da1b5dc764aeee8209