SoftwareX Corp - 40% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by SoftwareX Corp? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Application.Updater.1 and Win64:UnwantedSig [PUP]. The detection rate for the SoftwareX Corp files collected here is 40%. Please read on for more details.

You'll probably notice SoftwareX Corp when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where SoftwareX Corp appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the SoftwareX Corp digital signature with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screengrab of a file that has been signed by SoftwareX Corp:

Screenshot of the SoftwareX Corp certificate

As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by SoftwareX Corp and that no one has tampered with the file.

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, and so on. You can also view the address for SoftwareX Corp, such as the street name, city and country.

Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the SoftwareX Corp certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

SoftwareX Corp Files

These are the SoftwareX Corp files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
27/67EzCloud.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the SoftwareX Corp files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGWin64:UnwantedSig [PUP]
AVwareWin64.Adware.OpenSUpdater
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Application.Updater.1
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Agent
ArcabitTrojan.Application.Updater.1
AvastWin64:UnwantedSig [PUP]
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Application.Updater.1
CyrenW64/Application.SIHP-5990
DrWebAdware.Downware.19000
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win64/Adware.OpenSUpdater.A
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Application.Updater.1 (B)
FortinetAdware/Agent
GDataGen:Variant.Application.Updater.1
JiangminAdware.Agent.aapb
Kasperskynot-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.gen
MAXmalware (ai score=79)
McAfeeArtemis!78C3C7BAE454
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!PUP
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Application.Updater.1
Qihoo-360Win32/Virus.Adware.e71
RisingAdware.OpenSUpdater!8.C9C (TFE:5:xRNOiVoU0KR)
TencentWin64.Adware.Opensupdater.Akfj
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V0313
VIPREWin64.Adware.OpenSUpdater
ViRobotAdware.Agent.724816
WebrootW32.Adware.Installcore
ZoneAlarmnot-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.gen

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 67 scan results for the SoftwareX Corp files. 27 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:

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