sterkly LLC - 8% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by sterkly LLC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as a variant of Win32/KBM.A and Artemis!AFA92CEF6551. The detection rate for the sterkly LLC files collected here is 8%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see sterkly LLC when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where sterkly LLC appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the sterkly LLC certificate with the following steps:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by sterkly LLC:

Screenshot of the sterkly LLC certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by sterkly LLC and that the file has not been tampered with.

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, etc. You can also examine the address for sterkly LLC, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the sterkly LLC certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

sterkly LLC Files

The following are the sterkly LLC files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
7/47Webcake.exe
3/44DropDownDealsSetup.exe
1/45FreeTwitTubeSetup.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the sterkly LLC files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
DrWebAdware.Plugin.85, Adware.Plugin.18
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/KBM.A
KingsoftWin32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfeeArtemis!AFA92CEF6551
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!AFA92CEF6551
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V0716
VIPREsterkly LLC (fs)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 136 scan reports for the sterkly LLC files. 11 of these scan results 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 done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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