WordFly - 26% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from WordFly? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Plugin.1137 and PUP.Optional.WordFly. The detection rate for the WordFly files collected here is 26%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see WordFly when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for WordFly with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the WordFly 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 signed by WordFly:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by WordFly and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine 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 WordFly, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the WordFly certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
WordFly Files
These are the WordFly files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 6/55 | WordflyAutoUpdateClient.exe |
| 28/53 | wfsrvc.exe |
| 11/55 | wfdrvr_vw_1_10_0_28.sys |
| 25/55 | wfdrvr_vt_1_10_0_28.sys |
| 14/57 | WordflyAutoUpdateClient.exe |
| 31/56 | wfsrvc.exe |
| 9/57 | wfdrvr_vw_1_10_0_25.sys |
| 11/55 | wfdrvr_vt_1_10_0_28.sys |
| 5/57 | Au_.exe |
| 6/53 | wfdrvr_vw_1_10_0_25.sys |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the WordFly files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 |
| AVG | Generic.0D1 |
| AVware | InfoAtoms (fs), NetFilter |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Vitruvian |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, RiskWare[NetTool]/Win64.NetFilter.l |
| Arcabit | PUP.Adware.WordFly, PUP.Adware.WordFly.eda |
| Avira | ADWARE/Vitruvian.65088, ADWARE/Adware.Gen7 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.F, Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.l, Adware.MSIL.Vitruvian.A, Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A, Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.A |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1, Application.Generic.1523066 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Vitruvian.FY |
| Cyren | W64/Application.LOLM-5801 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Plugin.1137 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/Adware.Vitruvian.A, a variant of Win32/Adware.Vitruvian.F, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1 (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian, Application.Generic.1523066 |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Vitruvian, Adware/NetFilter, Riskware/NetFilter, Adware/Vitruvian |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1, Application.Generic.1523066 |
| Jiangmin | AdWare/MSIL.lya |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004b92951 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b885a1 ), Adware ( 004cf0271 ), Adware ( 004b8a1b1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004b92951 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004b885a1 ), Adware ( 004cf0271 ), Adware ( 004b8a1b1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:NetTool.Win64.NetFilter.l |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.WordFly |
| McAfee | Artemis!6AAA52694575, Artemis!3528D3D8E463, Artemis!5169720A5EF6, Artemis!7A36A423D810, Artemis!5A9082894EB3, Artemis!C26A141A2F96 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, BehavesLike.Win64.BadFile.qh, BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.fh |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Vitruvian.1, Application.Generic.1523066 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Vitruvian.dyefqc, Riskware.Win64.Plugin.dykycr |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.NetTool.82f, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM00.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.NetFilter/Variant, Adware.Vitruvian/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA EO (PUA), Generic PUA CN (PUA) |
| Symantec | PUA.Yontoo.C, Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent | Msil.Adware.Vitruvian.Hqll, Win32.Risk.Adware.Wrha, Msil.Adware.Vitruvian.Ahoo |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R08NC0OJL15 |
| VIPRE | InfoAtoms (fs), NetFilter |
| ViRobot | Adware.Vitruvian.301632[h] |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 553 scan results for the WordFly files. 146 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:
- 1121e7073b3a3a975514f304b870c2ce6c40