Syndacato - 1.4% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a file that has a digital signature from Syndacato? If that's the case, please read on.

You'll probably notice Syndacato when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

Screenshot where Syndacato appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Syndacato certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Syndacato 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 Syndacato:

Screenshot of the Syndacato 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 Syndacato 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 Syndacato, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Syndacato certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Syndacato Files

These are the Syndacato files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/57dyesubd1_p3v0.exe
1/56syesubc8_p2v3.exe
2/56syesubc3_p2v3.exe
0/55dyesubd2_p3v1.exe
0/55eyesubMod1_p3v1.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Syndacato files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
SUPERAntiSpywareTrojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader
SymantecWS.Reputation.1

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 279 scan results for the Syndacato files. 4 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

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

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