SparkTrust Systems - 0.463% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by SparkTrust Systems? If so, please read on.

You will typically see SparkTrust Systems when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where SparkTrust Systems appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the SparkTrust Systems digital signature with the following steps:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by SparkTrust Systems:

Screenshot of the SparkTrust Systems certificate

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

DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2 and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the SparkTrust Systems certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

SparkTrust Systems Files

The following are the SparkTrust Systems files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/54SparkTrust Driver Updater Setup.exe
1/57uninstall.exe
3/57Au_.exe
0/57Au_.exe
0/53Au_.exe
0/53Update3.exe
0/55Au_.exe
0/51Au_.exe
0/56Au_.exe
0/47Au_.exe
0/46Update3.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
DrWebProgram.Unwanted.1276, Program.Unwanted.1664
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Adware.SpeedingUpMyPC.AV
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.SparkTrustPCCleaner
ZillyaAdware.SpeedingUpMyPCCRTD.Win32.538

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 1081 scan results for the SparkTrust Systems files. 5 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

In the analysis on this page I grouped all certificates where the signer name is set to upper and lower case variants of SparkTrust Systems. These are the signer names:

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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