Ratio Applications - 20% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Ratio Applications? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Yontoo.68 and Pull Update (PUA). The detection rate for the Ratio Applications files collected here is 20%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Ratio Applications when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view additional details from the Ratio Applications certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Ratio Applications file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screencap of a file signed by Ratio Applications:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Ratio Applications and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 Ratio Applications, such as the street name, city and country.
Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Ratio Applications certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Ratio Applications Files
The following are the Ratio Applications files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 11/57 | ugipxce.exe |
| 11/56 | hptVPn.exe |
| 10/57 | hyvTfsidq.exe |
| 12/57 | mhGSJb.exe |
| 23/57 | BtBNQtAxBm.dll |
| 28/57 | LslzGUvC.dll |
| 10/56 | kqwcchda.exe |
| 11/57 | olhvdlv.exe |
| 8/57 | CiWcprehr.exe |
| 11/57 | skshirqcgon.exe |
| 10/57 | LxVTLJi.exe |
| 15/57 | xqtvoolyz.exe |
| 10/57 | zqqwDbVpMod.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Ratio Applications files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Downloader.CBD, Downloader.BSH, Downloader.DIQ, Generic_r.YZ |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.PullUpdate.T |
| Agnitum | PUA.PullUpdate!, PUA.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.PullUpdate |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win64.Agent |
| Arcabit | Adware.PullUpdate.T |
| Avira | ADWARE/PullUpdate.Gen7, ADWARE/PullUpdate.Gen |
| Baidu-International | Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.G, Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.K |
| BitDefender | Adware.PullUpdate.T |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.C0A3, W64.HfsAdware.C0A3 |
| Cyren | W32/PullUpdate.B.gen!Eldorado, W64/S-18e2fd5b!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.Yontoo.68 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.G.gen, a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.K.gen |
| Emsisoft | Adware.PullUpdate.T (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/PullUpdate.B.gen!Eldorado, W64/S-18e2fd5b!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.PullUpdate.T |
| Fortinet | Adware/PullUpdate |
| GData | Adware.PullUpdate.T |
| Ikarus | PUA.Downloader, AdWare.PullUpdate |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/MSIL.joc, AdWare/SaMon.bh, Adware/Agent.annd |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004b06651 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004b06651 ), Adware ( 004b951c1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win64.Agent.y |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.TVTime, PUP.Optional.ZombieInvasion, Adware.PullUpdate, PUP.Optional.TVTime.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!5C41EBCC38BF |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.PullUpdate.T |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win64.Downware.dhdcgg, Riskware.Win32.SaMon.dniyss |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.1d6 |
| Rising | PE:Malware.RDM.32!5.26[F1] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.TVTime/Variant, Adware.PullUpdate/Variant |
| Sophos | Pull Update (PUA) |
| Tencent | Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Dwjo, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Pkqt, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Pbpj, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Huzq, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Tcce, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Wpjv, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Eers, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Tdzo, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Sxon, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Eyn, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Swur, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Bxo |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Agent |
| Zillya | Adware.Agent.Win64.49 |
| nProtect | Adware.PullUpdate.T |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 859 scan results for the Ratio Applications files. 170 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review 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:
- 2c6864fa270a42d59ac5abb22bc46227