Skytouch Technology Co., Limited - 6% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Skytouch Technology Co., Limited? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.SkyTech.A and SkyTouch (fs). The detection rate for the Skytouch Technology Co., Limited files collected here is 6%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see Skytouch Technology Co., Limited when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Skytouch Technology Co., Limited appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Skytouch Technology Co., Limited certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Skytouch Technology Co., Limited file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Skytouch Technology Co., Limited:

Screenshot of the Skytouch Technology Co., Limited 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 Skytouch Technology Co., Limited and that no one has tampered with the file.

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, and so on. You can also examine the address for Skytouch Technology Co., Limited, such as the street name, city and country.

GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 and GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2 has issued the Skytouch Technology Co., Limited certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

Skytouch Technology Co., Limited Files

The following are the Skytouch Technology Co., Limited files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
4/47egdpsvc.exe
5/53TSvr.exe
11/53a4ca-b99a-43bb-256b.exe
2/47tugs_do-search_new.exe
4/49air_awesomehp[1].exe
4/51epom2_nationzoom_20131128171912.exe
7/56WFini.exe
1/46mlv_aartemis_2013111118252.exe
3/49tugs_nationzoom.exe
3/50vit_sweet-page.exe
3/47toolbar16741265.exe
4/50adks_qone8_20140418.exe
7/51smt_qone8_new.exe
2/57tdata.exe
1/47amt_qone8.exe
0/47vit_sweet-page.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Skytouch Technology Co., Limited files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.7BD
AVwareSkyTouch (fs)
AegisLabTroj.W32.Gen.mbiy
AgnitumRiskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win32.Staser
AviraPUA/Subtab.Gen7, ADWARE/Mutabaha.fual
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.Natzoo.aai, Adware.Win32.ELEX.AF, Adware.Win32.ELEX.Z
BkavW32.HfsAdware.A115
ComodoApplication.Win32.ELEX.H
DrWebAdware.Mutabaha.853, Adware.Mutabaha.42, Adware.Mutabaha.50, Adware.Mutabaha.49
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/ELEX.S, a variant of Win32/ELEX.FK potentially unwanted, Win32/ELEX.Z, a variant of Win32/ELEX.AF, a variant of Win32/ELEX.Z
FortinetRiskware/Elex
GDataWin32.Application.SubTab.B
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 004ef82d1 ), Adware ( 004d4c481 )
K7GWAdware ( 004ef82d1 ), Adware ( 004d4c481 )
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Wsys.A, PUP.Optional.Elex, PUP.Optional.DoSearch.A, PUP.Optional.SkyTech.A
RisingPE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F], Malware.Undefined!8.C (Cloud)
SophosMal/VMProtBad-A
TencentWin32.Adware.Malware.Ynjj
TrendMicroADW_NATIONZOOM
TrendMicro-HouseCallADW_NATIONZOOM, TROJ_GEN.F47V0422
VBA32suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
VIPRESkyTouch (fs)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 940 scan reports for the Skytouch Technology Co., Limited files. 61 of these scan reports 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:

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