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LinkWiz

Publisher Information

LinkWiz is a software developer located in San Diego, California in the United States*. A majority of the programs developed by the company can be classified as adware or other potentially unwanted programs.
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/23/2015 7:43:50 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2017 7:43:50 PM

Subject:
E=support@linkwizapp.com, CN=LinkWiz, O=LinkWiz, L=San Diego, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121a175f4ace7f00ec14db23572a3c1d217

Scanner detections:
Detections  (88% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP, PUP.Installer.LinkWiz, PUP.LinkWiz, PUP.LinkWiz.Installer (M), PUP (M)
62.50%

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined, Adware.Plugin.924, Adware.Plugin.274, Adware.Popad.10
41.67%

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.Vitruvian (variant), Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe (variant), Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe (variant)
41.67%

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM00.1.Malware.Gen
37.50%

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Vitruvian, Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter
29.17%

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.CPEX.Win32.30054
25.00%

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Popad
25.00%

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.B05CB702, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0407, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0415
25.00%

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Vitruvian.dnpzum
25.00%

herdProtect (fuzzy)
a variant of dbc92f5085d818ca69d365ce9818d2f989cac7e6, a variant of f670dc2748dc3264c6656e78528288680a4a6c97, a variant of 9278bb6953d4550e6375d58b7bbdff226b0f2bf2
25.00%

1 / 68      (Malware)
tmp00000003fbd0becb44176d28 (Link Wiz)  (b71dcc1232fe8d99c6e371ecfcdc1bf1)

1 / 68      (Malware)
uninstall.exe (Link Wiz)  (a3e6c28ac9381befefd3a97f9365de26)

1 / 68      (Malware)
uninstall.exe (Link Wiz)  (f32ca3c56fc9081047b3200988234e10)

1 / 68      (Malware)
uninstall.exe (Link Wiz)  (f64b4e5103a3642ccd33469be57c0f6e)

1 / 68      (Malware)
lwnfd_1_10_0_14.sys (Link Wiz Driver x86 by Link Wiz)  (2f5a44cbb808fb7a203f874920331508)

1 / 68      (PUP)
tmp.edb (Link Wiz)  (7876cb769b88431558c66f20888e788a)

1 / 68      (PUP)
linkwiz-setup-1.10.0.14.exe (Link Wiz)  (e097af71918dbc5f0f1e5ebbd5cff1ab)

1 / 68      (PUP)
uninstall.exe (Link Wiz)  (6df66ce4950e09dcc7ce773750286126)

1 / 68      (PUP)
uninstall.exe (Link Wiz)  (7e724bbaaa214699c56c94517bf1b27a)

3 / 68      (PUP)
lwnfd_1_10_0_14.sys (Link Wiz Driver x64 by Link Wiz)  (a1cbca3a5c6775fed51f4ab01c743ada)

1 / 68      (PUP)
uninstall.exe (Link Wiz)  (7904be8f714449e8d7d23d98d5942aef)

10 / 68    (PUP)
lwnfd_1_10_0_14.sys (Link Wiz Driver x86 by Link Wiz)  (9b111f6b6bb63204c391354f312b2ff2)

5 / 68      (PUP)
lwsvc.exe (Link Wiz Client Service by Link Wiz)  (fa87b198847f9a582dcadbfcd0e885ea)

7 / 68      (PUP)
linkwiz-setup-1.10.0.14.exe (Link Wiz)  (870093132cae79bc12ebbe79f44fe7e2)

10 / 68    (PUP)
lwnfd_1_10_0_13.sys (Link Wiz Driver x86 by Link Wiz)  (cb78d2f05962c6f5214f417c9987e80c)

1 / 68      (PUP)
uninstall.exe (Link Wiz)  (01373bdb6e159a1a69835e76ff6edcd8)

17 / 68    (PUP)
linkwiz-setup-1.10.0.13.exe (Link Wiz)  (69fc20ef153b0708ae7742bbf2995566)

3 / 68      (inconclusive)
lwnfd_1_10_0_13.sys (Link Wiz Driver x64 by Link Wiz)  (53682dd0d10bb349c22feb9987ebbec7)

15 / 68    (PUP)
lwsvc.exe (Link Wiz Client Service by Link Wiz)  (b90ff8e59050d319e099429d8b2741db)

6 / 68      (inconclusive)
lwnfd_1_10_0_12.sys (Link Wiz Driver x86 by Link Wiz)  (595b5ae84189aed6654c4e757413ee4d)

2 / 68      (PUP)
uninstall.exe (Link Wiz)  (acde6bd938438635178a8f8dccb24d7c)

3 / 68      (inconclusive)
lwnfd_1_10_0_12.sys (Link Wiz Driver x64 by Link Wiz)  (a690fbb6d7f272855a49d394db7841ea)

11 / 68    (PUP)
lwsvc.exe (Link Wiz Client Service by Link Wiz)  (fb8a6e3d0b17e8ccd49d0c0fc4ae7e61)

18 / 68    (PUP)
linkwiz-setup-1.10.0.12.exe (Link Wiz)  (62844be36d49a5c13085d6dda89c50dd)

* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to LinkWiz by GlobalSign nv-sa on February 23, 2015 with the serial number '1121a175f4ace7f00ec14db23572a3c1d217'.
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