Winston Project - 27% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Winston Project? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Crossrider (fs) and not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper.dg. The detection rate for the Winston Project files collected here is 27%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically see Winston Project when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Winston Project certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Winston Project file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screencap of a file signed by Winston Project:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Winston Project and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, and so on. You can also see the address for Winston Project, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Winston Project certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Winston Project Files
These are the Winston Project files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Winston Project files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Winston.EBB |
| AVware | Crossrider (fs) |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Application.Heur.Iy9@kicp2idi, Gen:Application.Heur.Hy9@kKwdj4pi, Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyTYj2bO, Gen:Application.Heur.Cv1@kCizCQpO, Gen:Application.Heur.Ty9@kCMpOoji, Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kSIPklnO, Gen:Application.Heur.Ry9@kaFupUoi, Gen:Application.Heur.My9@keTnnMai, Gen:Application.Heur.2u1@kCHc2IpO |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.CrossRider |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TGeneric, GrayWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/NSIS.Adwapper.dg |
| Avast | Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP], Win32:Malware-gen, Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen, ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4, Adware/CrossRider.KC |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win64.Crossrider.bJ, PUA.Win32.CrossRider.BBA, PUA.Win32.CrossRider.bBA, PUA.Win32.CrossRider.bBM, PUA.Win32.CrossRider.BBM, PUA.Win32.CrossRider.bAY |
| BitDefender | Gen:Application.Heur.Iy9@kicp2idi, Gen:Application.Heur.Hy9@kKwdj4pi, Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyTYj2bO, Gen:Application.Heur.Cv1@kCizCQpO, Gen:Application.Heur.Ty9@kCMpOoji, Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kSIPklnO, Gen:Application.Heur.Ry9@kaFupUoi, Gen:Application.Heur.My9@keTnnMai, Gen:Application.Heur.2u1@kCHc2IpO |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Crossrider.42533, Trojan.Crossrider.42991, DLOADER.Trojan |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win64/Toolbar.Crossrider.J, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BA, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AY, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM |
| F-Prot | W32/A-ee826839!Eldorado, W32/A-73a7935c!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Gen:Application.Heur.Iy9@kicp2idi, Gen:Application.Heur.Hy9@kKwdj4pi, Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyTYj2bO, Gen:Application.Heur.Cv1@kCizCQpO, Gen:Application.Heur.Ty9@kCMpOoji, Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kSIPklnO, Gen:Application.Heur.Ry9@kaFupUoi, Gen:Application.Heur.My9@keTnnMai, Gen:Application.Heur.2u1@kCHc2IpO |
| Fortinet | Riskware/CrossRider |
| GData | Gen:Application.Heur.Iy9@kicp2idi, Gen:Application.Heur.Hy9@kKwdj4pi, Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyTYj2bO, Gen:Application.Heur.Cv1@kCizCQpO, Gen:Application.Heur.Ty9@kCMpOoji, Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kSIPklnO, Gen:Application.Heur.Ry9@kaFupUoi, Gen:Application.Heur.My9@keTnnMai, Gen:Application.Heur.2u1@kCHc2IpO |
| Ikarus | Trojan.GoogUpdate |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 004af5591 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 004af5591 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper.dg |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.HQVideo.A, PUP.Optional.CinemaPlus.A, PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!C405759E6D93 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Application.Heur.Iy9@kicp2idi, Gen:Application.Heur.Hy9@kKwdj4pi, Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyTYj2bO, Gen:Application.Heur.Cv1@kCizCQpO, Gen:Application.Heur.Ty9@kCMpOoji, Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kSIPklnO, Gen:Application.Heur.Ry9@kaFupUoi, Gen:Application.Heur.My9@keTnnMai, Gen:Application.Heur.2u1@kCHc2IpO |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.de5, HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.607 |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59 |
| Sophos | Generic PUA LJ |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Nsis.Adware.Adwapper.Pavm, Nsis.Adware.Adwapper.Tccj, Nsis.Adware.Adwapper.Ajvg, Nsis.Adware.Adwapper.Llgw, Nsis.Adware.Adwapper.Pdme |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V1122 |
| VIPRE | Crossrider (fs) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 1151 scan reports for the Winston Project files. 311 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 00b312fd1b7f10cf48c48080b24091fb8e