Unique Solutions - 25% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Unique Solutions? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Yontoo.93 and PUP.Optional.PullUpdate.A. The detection rate for the Unique Solutions files collected here is 25%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Unique Solutions when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Unique Solutions digital signature with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Unique Solutions file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screencap of a file digitally signed by Unique Solutions:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Unique Solutions and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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, and so on. You can also view the address for Unique Solutions, such as the street name, city and country.
Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Unique Solutions certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Unique Solutions Files
The following are the Unique Solutions files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 9/56 | NrTjvLHL.exe |
| 13/57 | JbEFdR.exe |
| 11/56 | xuDTSUEeLo.exe |
| 8/56 | wBLxHhsfK.exe |
| 27/56 | HyAdNSSVfLR.dll |
| 14/57 | RtxAMJbMUv.exe |
| 15/56 | qkblpdksgc.exe |
| 17/57 | VSSSRYJ.exe |
| 10/56 | RIWuhioGCT.exe |
| 18/57 | rqjZEjguFA.exe |
| 12/57 | yqaLXkBoRDl.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Unique Solutions files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.PullUpdate.BQ |
| AVG | Downloader.CBD, Downloader.BSH, Generic_r.YZ |
| AVware | PullUpdate |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.PullUpdate.T, Adware.PullUpdate.BQ |
| Agnitum | PUA.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.PullUpdate |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win64.Agent |
| Arcabit | Adware.PullUpdate.T, Adware.PullUpdate.BQ |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.Gen7, ADWARE/PullUpdate.Gen, ADWARE/PullUpdate.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.G, Adware.Win32.PullUpdate.UnSo |
| BitDefender | Adware.PullUpdate.T, Adware.PullUpdate.BQ |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.8407, W64.HfsAdware.8407 |
| Comodo | ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren | W32/PullUpdate.B.gen!Eldorado, W64/S-18e2fd5b!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.Yontoo.93 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.G.gen, a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.K.gen |
| Emsisoft | Adware.PullUpdate.T (B), Adware.PullUpdate.BQ (B) |
| F-Prot | W32/PullUpdate.B.gen!Eldorado, W64/S-18e2fd5b!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Adware.PullUpdate.T, Adware.PullUpdate.BQ |
| Fortinet | Adware/PullUpdate |
| GData | Adware.PullUpdate.T, Adware.PullUpdate.BQ |
| Ikarus | AdWare.PullUpdate |
| Jiangmin | Adware/Agent.annd, AdWare/MSIL.joc |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004b8ebe1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004b8ebe1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win64.Agent.y |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.PullUpdate.A, PUP.Optional.PullUpdate |
| McAfee | Artemis!483D9CBE38FA, Artemis!6D83AC83BCD4 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.PullUpdate.T, Adware.PullUpdate.BQ |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win64.Downware.dhdcgg |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.PullUpdate/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA AD, Generic PUA IP, Generic PUA LL |
| Tencent | Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Hrze, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Lnyb, Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Chf |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0519, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0522, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0528, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0516 |
| VIPRE | PullUpdate |
| Zillya | Adware.Agent.Win64.49 |
| nProtect | Adware.PullUpdate.T, Adware.PullUpdate.BQ |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 621 scan results for the Unique Solutions files. 154 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review 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:
- 08542cbc5eba458272b1e2830494bd6c