Word Anchor - 31% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Word Anchor? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Vitruvian.P and PUP.Optional.WordAnchor.A. The detection rate for the Word Anchor files collected here is 31%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see Word Anchor when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Word Anchor with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Word Anchor file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Word Anchor:
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 Word Anchor and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 view the address for Word Anchor, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the Word Anchor certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Word Anchor Files
These are the Word Anchor files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 25/56 | wasvc.exe |
| 10/57 | wasvc.exe |
| 11/56 | wafd_1_10_0_19.sys |
| 32/56 | wasvc.exe |
| 11/57 | wafd_1_10_0_18.sys |
| 18/56 | wafd_1_10_0_19.sys |
| 12/56 | wafd_1_10_0_19.sys |
| 13/56 | wafd_vw_1_10_0_20.sys |
| 27/56 | wafd_1_10_0_18.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Word Anchor files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Adware.Vitruvian.P |
| AVG | Generic.8F0 |
| AVware | InfoAtoms (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.Vitruvian.P |
| Agnitum | PUA.Popad!, Riskware.NetFilter! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Vitruvian |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[RiskTool]/Win64.NetFilter.b |
| Arcabit | Adware.Vitruvian.P |
| Avast | Win32:Vitruvian-B [PUP] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.Gen7, PUA/PhraseFinder |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.F, Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.A, Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A |
| BitDefender | Adware.Vitruvian.P |
| CAT-QuickHeal | AdWare.Vitruvian.r5 (Not a Virus) |
| Cyren | W32/Adware.UJTE-0641, W64/Adware.DHPG-3729 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Plugin.1108, Adware.Plugin.1011, Adware.Plugin.1137, Adware.Popad.10 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Adware.Vitruvian.F, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Adware.Vitruvian.P (B) |
| F-Secure | Adware.Vitruvian.P |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Vitruvian, Riskware/NetFilter, Adware/NetFilter |
| GData | Adware.Vitruvian.P |
| Ikarus | PUA.Vitruvian |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/Vitruvian.y, AdWare/Vitruvian.c, AdWare/Vitruvian.j |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004b8e1a1 ), Adware ( 004b8a1b1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b885a1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004b8e1a1 ), Adware ( 004b8a1b1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b885a1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b8fe91 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian.o, not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win64.NetFilter.b |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.WordAnchor.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!2EBE48B4FBFF, Artemis!A9FE0A91E3AF, Artemis!0BC8114B3FF5 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, Artemis!PUP, BehavesLike.Win64.Suspicious.qh, BehavesLike.Win64.BadFile.qh |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Adware.Vitruvian.P |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Vitruvian.duihcy, Riskware.Win32.Vitruvian.dnpzum, Riskware.Win64.Plugin.dsvjmi |
| Panda | Adware/Vitruvian, Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM00.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.18C98817!415860759, PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.18D05B84!416308100 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.Plugin/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA JA (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Win32.Risk.Adware.Hvjy |
| TrendMicro | PUA_WordAnchor, TROJ_GEN.R047C0EFQ15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0611, PUA_WordAnchor, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0612 |
| VBA32 | AdWare.Vitruvian |
| VIPRE | InfoAtoms (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.Vitruvian.Win32.73, Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.30054 |
| nProtect | Adware.Vitruvian.P |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 506 scan reports for the Word Anchor files. 159 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 1121881197a2243e556a1a11a1d4b17ae0a0