eShield - 20% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by eShield? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Adware.Toolbar.622 and Generic.A64. The detection rate for the eShield files collected here is 20%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see eShield when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the eShield digital signature with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the eShield file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screengrab of a file digitally signed by eShield:
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 eShield 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, and so on. You can also see the address for eShield, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the eShield certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
eShield Files
The following are the eShield files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 10/57 | ietoolbar.dll |
| 3/55 | TNT2UserPS64.dll |
| 13/55 | TNT2User.exe |
| 6/57 | EshieldSetup.exe |
| 25/57 | eShieldToolbar.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the eShield files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.A64 |
| AegisLab | Virus.A64.Gen!c |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Toolbar.C955941, PUP/Win32.DownloAdmin.C1547454 |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.DownloAdmin.aoea |
| Avira | PUA/FindWide.Gen |
| Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.151026.9950.9963 |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.TNT2.B, PUA.Win32.TNT2.A |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Downloader.Downloadmin |
| ClamAV | Win.Trojan.Agent-1492163 |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_98% (D) |
| DrWeb | Adware.Toolbar.622 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.B potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.A potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.L potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet | Riskware/TNT2, Riskware/DownloAdmin |
| GData | Win32.Application.Agent.2NS0PR |
| Ikarus | PUA.Toolbar.TNT2 |
| Invincea | trojandropper.win32.sventore.c |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004b95f41 ), Adware ( 004bbb4e1 ), Adware ( 004de16d1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004b95f41 ), Adware ( 004bbb4e1 ), Adware ( 004de16d1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DownloAdmin.aoea |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.eShield.A, PUP.Optional.eShield |
| McAfee | Artemis!0F789BF1E4B3, Artemis!F80A934F7F68, Artemis!011A1D1A958C |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis, Artemis!Trojan, Artemis!PUP |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.DownloAdmin.ecslas |
| Panda | PUP/Multitoolbar |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F], Malware.Generic!n8Dhmolpp5D@5 (thunder) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.eShield/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA FL (PUA) |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0507 |
| ViRobot | Adware.Downloadmin.1508560[h] |
| Yandex | PUA.Downloader! |
| Zillya | Adware.Agent.Win32.70325, Downloader.DownloAdmin.Win32.2505 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 281 scan reports for the eShield files. 57 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review 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:
- 3fb390ec6e5b675e625c0b342989627a