eCHANG Net Inc. - 14% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by eCHANG Net Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9591 ) and InstallCore (fs). The detection rate for the eCHANG Net Inc. files collected here is 14%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see eCHANG Net Inc. 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 additional details from the eCHANG Net Inc. certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the eCHANG Net Inc. file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screengrab of a file signed by eCHANG Net Inc.:
As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by eCHANG Net Inc. 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, etc. You can also see the address for eCHANG Net Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 and GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the eCHANG Net Inc. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
eCHANG Net Inc. Files
The following are the eCHANG Net Inc. files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 8/57 | CR_Downloader_for_zsnes.exe |
| 8/56 | CR_Downloader_for_visual-boy-advance.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the eCHANG Net Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.487, InstallCore.1B9 |
| AVware | InstallCore (fs) |
| Agnitum | PUA.InstallCore! |
| Avira | Adware/InstallCo.rui, Adware/InstallCore.A.222 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.InstallCore.DWA |
| DrWeb | Trojan.Packed.30195 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/InstallCore.XC potentially unwanted |
| GData | Win32.Application.InstallCore.CR |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9591 ), Trojan ( 004b6d731 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9591 ), Trojan ( 004b6d731 ) |
| Sophos | Install Core Click run software |
| VIPRE | InstallCore (fs) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 113 scan results for the eCHANG Net Inc. files. 16 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 5eed2f2fb7ae7cf93bb2e11ecc2f164f
- 1121888c528b25da5ac0433a9e3a943911f6
Comments
I'm very computer illiterate, but reading this article I understand that most AV detections (I'm using McAfee) clasify this as suspicious, sometimes outright a trojan. But I do not understand the reason for this and am unsure if taking the risk is worthwhile.
# 11 Aug 2019, 11:28
TRUE-LM writes