Couponarific - 18% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Couponarific? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Packed.Win32.Hrup.2!O and Trojan.Win32.DownLoad3.djkwer. The detection rate for the Couponarific files collected here is 18%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically notice Couponarific when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Couponarific appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Couponarific certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Couponarific file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Couponarific:

Screenshot of the Couponarific certificate

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 Couponarific 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 see the address for Couponarific, such as the street name, city and country.

GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2 and GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the Couponarific certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Couponarific Files

The following are the Couponarific files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
9/56ackaxfn.exe
6/52netfilter64.sys
8/56batexxadvl32.exe
20/56duuwysugju32.exe
4/56netfilter.sys
5/56netfilter.sys
2/54ndsnjqgkpg32.exe
18/51hxaxuacnrr32.exe
19/55uisglxoqrh32.exe
25/550892CCEA-3029-46F2-BD98-F3177431F5F8n.exe
26/53hmnuolzzhu32.exe
18/56swvlkarcui32.exe
2/55mfqtdpwmjj32.exe
2/55gzogwcdvum32.exe
12/56wcejvfgvem32.exe
5/55uninstaller.exe
13/56dguyzgvddm32.exe
6/55usfxwjmprh32.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Couponarific files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacAdware.Agent.PAY
AVGGeneric6.ARE, Generic.6B9
AVwareTrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Ad-AwareAdware.NetFilter.A, Adware.Agent.PAY
AgnitumPUA.Adpeak!, RiskWare.NetFilter!
AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win64.SwiftBrowse, PUP/Win32.MDA
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.AdPeak
AvastWin32:Adware-gen [Adw], Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
AviraAPPL/Adpeak.682992, ADWARE/Adware.Gen, Adware/NetFilter.2607656
BitDefenderAdware.NetFilter.A, Adware.Agent.PAY
CMCPacked.Win32.Hrup.2!O
ClamAVWin.Trojan.Adpeak
ComodoApplicUnwnt, Application.Win32.RiskWare.NetFilter.D
DrWebTrojan.DownLoad3.35130, Tool.NetFilter.1, Trojan.Adfltnet.19, Trojan.DownLoad3.35108
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Adware.Adpeak.Q, Win32/AdWare.Adpeak.J, Win32/Adware.Adpeak.Q
EmsisoftAdware.Agent.PAY (B)
F-SecureGen:Variant.Graftor.163248, Adware.Agent.PAY
FortinetRiskware/Adpeak, Adware/Adpeak
GDataAdware.NetFilter.A, Adware.Agent.PAY
IkarusPUA.Adpeak, Win32.SuspectCrc
JiangminTrojanDownloader.Adload.way
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 ), Adware ( 004b12361 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 ), Trojan ( 020000001 ), Adware ( 004b12361 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AdPeak.i, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AdPeak.h
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Couponarific
McAfeeArtemis!92C2F52519BA, Artemis!3F20673890C6, Artemis!C22714883517, Artemis!071ABF784363, Artemis!8ABC33FD0A23, Artemis!8A0AD5869EB9, Artemis!C504514530E9, Artemis!1B7BD5754EA8, Artemis!8508CFE8280D
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.Klez.jh, Artemis, RDN/Generic PUP.x!cq3, BehavesLike.Win32.Klez.hh, BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.hh, BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.cc
MicroWorld-eScanAdware.NetFilter.A, Adware.Agent.PAY
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.DownLoad3.djkwer, Trojan.Win32.DownLoad3.djigdy
PandaGeneric Suspicious
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM09.0.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
SophosGeneric PUA KE, Generic PUA NH, Generic PUA AH
SymantecWS.Reputation.1, Trojan.Gen.2
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V1127, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1111, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1124, TROJ_GEN.R08NH07L814, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1120, TROJ_GEN.R047B01L314, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1122, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1128, TROJ_GEN.R047H07L314
VBA32AdWare.AdPeak
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
nProtectAdware.NetFilter.A, Adware.Agent.PAY

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 1431 scan reports for the Couponarific files. 263 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

In the analysis on this page I grouped all certificates where the signer name is set to upper and lower case variants of Couponarific. These are the signer names:

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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