Thinknice Co., Limited - 14% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Thinknice Co., Limited? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP/Win32.SearchProtect and Adware.Agent.OFO. The detection rate for the Thinknice Co., Limited files collected here is 14%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably notice Thinknice Co., Limited when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Thinknice Co., Limited digital signature with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Thinknice Co., Limited file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Thinknice Co., Limited:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Thinknice Co., Limited 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 Thinknice Co., Limited, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2 has issued the Thinknice Co., Limited certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Thinknice Co., Limited Files
These are the Thinknice Co., Limited files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/55 | HPNotify.exe |
| 1/55 | ProtectService.exe |
| 1/54 | protectservice.exe |
| 30/56 | SupTab.dll |
| 1/55 | BrowerWatchCH.dll |
| 2/56 | cmdshell.exe |
| 2/56 | HPNotify.exe |
| 8/57 | protectservice.exe |
| 2/56 | BrowerWatchFF.dll |
| 28/56 | STab_v4.0.exe |
| 30/57 | SupTab.dll |
| 16/57 | SupTab.dll |
| 22/57 | protectservice.exe |
| 3/56 | HPNotify.exe |
| 11/57 | ProtectService.exe |
| 0/54 | CmdShell.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Thinknice Co., Limited files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.Agent.OFO, Adware.SearchProtect.W |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.Agent.OFO, Adware.SearchProtect.W |
| Agnitum | Trojan.Click!nhRWJ25Wb1Q |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.SearchProtect, Adware/Win32.Agent |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Avast | Win32:SupTab-I [Adw], Win32:SupTab-D [Adw], Win32:SupTab-G [Adw] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.Gen, PUA/SearchProtect.Gen |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Thinknice.71, PUA.Win32.XTab.81 |
| BitDefender | Adware.Agent.OFO, Adware.SearchProtect.W |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.1F80, W32.HfsAdware.49AE |
| CAT-QuickHeal | AdWare.SearchProtect.r5 (Not a Virus) |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.SupTab |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Click3.8536, Adware.Mutabaha.634, Adware.Mutabaha.112 |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/Thinknice.B, a variant of Win32/Thinknice.B, Win32/ELEX.BM potentially unwanted, Win32/ELEX.BM |
| Emsisoft | Adware.Agent.OFO (B), Adware.SearchProtect.W (B) |
| F-Secure | Adware.Agent.OFO, Adware.SearchProtect.W |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Thinknice, Adware/SearchProtect |
| GData | Adware.Agent.OFO, Win32.Application.SearchProtect.AA@gen, Adware.SearchProtect.W |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/SearchProtect.g |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 004a0ac31 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 ), Trojan ( 004b5c571 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 004a0ac31 ), DoS-Trojan ( 2005a7b21 ), Trojan ( 004b5c571 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SearchProtect.mg |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SupTab.A, PUP.Optional.XTab.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!E4DC6A5C2B9D, Artemis!6D9901EF86BC, Artemis!616BB60A3D40, Artemis!B22E4B04C4B6, Artemis!C30458159AED, Artemis!93FAF870F13C |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.jh, BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.ch, Artemis!PUP, Artemis, BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.ch |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.Agent.OFO, Adware.SearchProtect.W |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Click3.ddmrti |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen, Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM30.1.AdWare.Win32.Agent, HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos | ThinkNice, Generic PUA IJ, Generic PUA HJ |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2, WS.Reputation.1, PUA.SearchProtect |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R047C0EA915, TROJ_GEN.R00UC0OAQ15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R0C1H09LU14, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1231, TROJ_GEN.R047C0EA915, TROJ_GEN.R00UC0OAQ15, TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07BH15, TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07AL15, TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07AP15 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Agent, AdWare.SearchProtect |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Agent.Win32.9903, Adware.SearchProtect.Win32.20 |
| nProtect | Adware.Agent.OFO, Adware.SearchProtect.W |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 1117 scan results for the Thinknice Co., Limited files. 158 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 11217b1525408e122e96f2fc3cb018a64466
- 11214c4844480632d72985dd9135bd0e276d