Did you just run into a file that has been digitally signed by Tweaking LLC? If that's the case, please read on.
You will probably see Tweaking LLC when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Tweaking LLC certificate with the following procedure:
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Tweaking LLC:
As you can see in the screengrab above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Tweaking LLC and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above, you can view 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 Tweaking LLC, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, Sectigo RSA Code Signing CA, COMODO Code Signing CA 2 and COMODO SHA-256 Code Signing CA has issued the Tweaking LLC certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the Tweaking LLC files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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2/57 | WR_Tray_Icon.exe |
1/68 | WR_Tray_Icon.exe |
1/73 | WR_Tray_Icon.exe |
1/54 | tweaking_ras.exe |
1/70 | Tweaking_CleanMem.exe |
1/56 | tweaking_winverify.exe |
1/66 | tweakingremovesafeboot_32.exe |
2/71 | TweakingRegRestore_32.exe |
1/67 | vss_start.exe |
0/55 | pcwintech_tasksch.dll |
0/57 | ManageACL_64.exe |
0/57 | TweakingRegistryBackup.exe |
0/54 | vss_pause.exe |
Here's the detection names for the Tweaking LLC files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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APEX | Malicious |
CMC | Heur.Win32.Veebee.3!O |
Ikarus | Trojan.Dropper |
Jiangmin | Trojan.Generic.bltld |
MaxSecure | Adware.DealPly.gen2_171737 |
Tencent | Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.0 |
TheHacker | Posible_Worm32 |
eGambit | Unsafe.AI_Score_93%, Unsafe.AI_Score_100% |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 1586 scan reports for the Tweaking LLC files. 11 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.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: