Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from XLNT Web Services SRL? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware ( 0053a56e1 ) and W32.Adware.Gen. The detection rate for the XLNT Web Services SRL files collected here is 25%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see XLNT Web Services SRL when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for XLNT Web Services SRL with the following procedure:
Here is a screencap of a file that has been digitally signed by XLNT Web Services SRL:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by XLNT Web Services SRL and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, etc. You can also examine the address for XLNT Web Services SRL, such as the street name, city and country.
thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the XLNT Web Services SRL certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
The following are the XLNT Web Services SRL files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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16/64 | super_mario_world_setup2452.exe |
Here is the detection names for the XLNT Web Services SRL files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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CrowdStrike | win/malicious_confidence_100% (D) |
ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/InstallCore.AXG potentially unwanted |
Emsisoft | Application.InstallCore (A) |
Endgame | malicious (high confidence) |
Fortinet | W32/InnoMod.AXG |
GData | Win32.Application.Agent.N5N964 |
Invincea | heuristic |
K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0053a56e1 ) |
K7GW | Adware ( 0053a56e1 ) |
Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.InstallCore |
Microsoft | PUA:Win32/InstallCore |
Panda | PUP/InstallCore |
SentinelOne | static engine - malicious |
Sophos | InnoMod (PUA) |
Symantec | PUA.InstallCore |
Webroot | W32.Adware.Gen |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 64 scan results for the XLNT Web Services SRL files. 16 of these scan results 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.
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers: