SparkTrust Systems

Publisher Information

SparkTrust Systems is a software publisher located in Victoria, British Columbia in Canada*. A majority of the programs developed by the company can be classified as adware or other potentially unwanted programs. Owned and operated by parent company Paretologic Inc., SparkTrust distributes a line of security products and technical support. While the software is not malicious and the company does not engage in malvertising, it deploys a number of aggressive advertising practices that could mislead users into thinking the software is free. Thre are 6 additional code signing certificates issued to this publisher.
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/28/2016 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2017 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=SparkTrust Systems, O=SparkTrust Systems, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA, PostalCode=V8R 1J6, STREET=1839-A Fort St., SERIALNUMBER=FM0535136, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=British Columbia, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=CA, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
066781e7e45d8f4e89554653e7588dc8

Scanner detections:
Detections  (53% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SparkTrust.Installer.Meta (L), PUP.SparkTrust (L)
90.00%

avast!
Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]
5.00%

Dr.Web
Program.Unwanted.1416
5.00%

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update.exe (by SparkTrust)  (7f7e9221388734137ec6a48f1907af80)

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update.exe (by SparkTrust)  (8ef5f3fb9670fe7517082a76a94c5b2b)

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sparktrust privacy cleaner setup.exe (by SparkTrust)  (eac5755ac9ce32484212bb80979a6356)

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update.exe (by SparkTrust)  (b8d43c9202aa2d015d9068c1edfc1155)

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update.exe (by SparkTrust)  (253c2846747f015305e41fc1069734dd)

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update.exe (by SparkTrust)  (2052baa0e59d9ad3fc6061dab4f0d98e)

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d3af2b5611ec532f3575207c9e51bc95e66d8504 (by SparkTrust)  (36d7e7333f1cf8893456c8d244b9c015)

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b685625dbce5e112ddacdf2777deb7f6329b8f28 (by SparkTrust)  (cf15f14e5c5ba04bff20af5bbb3eac1a)

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adb3889d51ee1808629a571622ac784c600e6f12 (by SparkTrust)  (2702c0e06aea87ef945f04ef41eeafce)

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31f91408a6fe2fc1d686c3d3e90b94b417b4a296 (by SparkTrust)  (5b0c98cf12f502610dc8de558adb7399)

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96394e104987aaa67cbc1623f5ab358d9c4bb6d0 (by SparkTrust)  (9183729d810b9bf386e929692a5f2d18)

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update.exe (by SparkTrust)  (efab9d6f17254b9e19c4857d67507d61)

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update.exe (by SparkTrust)  (2a7c11601a10d27cf6dcd42ce8fa948a)

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Latest 30 of 34 files

Downloads URLs for files signed by SparkTrust Systems.

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=D92BFCF4-A69A-4010-9B58-65F938FB096C  (dl-sparktrust pc cleaner plus downloader_2a417cd5-8ec4-46e1-bfa6-e4e174e74cbd_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=E4B2BA44-6C9B-482D-9A06-E8F1D28A816E  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_55877ca5-b536-4f0a-82ea-b3a618622599_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=C0592E5E-D72E-46E2-8878-51D9EE43F119  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_25be5079-1681-47cb-951d-91085eb8765b_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=E7A00F6D-2E97-48C7-8705-84A18337886C  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_25be5079-1681-47cb-951d-91085eb8765b_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=18F1EE69-0A61-43FF-8CB8-6700EDCC2686  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_55877ca5-b536-4f0a-82ea-b3a618622599_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=47611B6C-4261-4452-9E77-1B430FD0B5E5  (dl-sparktrust pc cleaner plus downloader_2a417cd5-8ec4-46e1-bfa6-e4e174e74cbd_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=FF591806-33D4-4022-B963-91ADA649063F  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_55877ca5-b536-4f0a-82ea-b3a618622599_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=1DFC7022-D63C-4CE1-97C6-A9ACF3DD4ADD  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_25be5079-1681-47cb-951d-91085eb8765b_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=570DD086-6A1F-4ABF-A4E5-C02EB208EB20  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_3f83f713-3c71-4643-8750-6e58c8319f94_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=625B8049-DF57-4AA6-B3C2-189F72BCA883  (dl-sparktrust pc cleaner plus downloader_2a417cd5-8ec4-46e1-bfa6-e4e174e74cbd_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=228FDF80-D825-4065-8DAD-165E4A3C1966  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_6133e455-eb08-4d86-a2e0-8f41bc12c046_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=C8700F50-7C7E-4946-943E-E159B405CF68  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_bd8cbd42-1042-401d-80dd-2b1b59cafaf7_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=E97F629B-25D6-4890-B922-FFFE9EB69E4A  (dl-sparktrust pc cleaner plus downloader_2a417cd5-8ec4-46e1-bfa6-e4e174e74cbd_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=63A92D74-D5FE-469A-B513-B802712E0344  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_3f83f713-3c71-4643-8750-6e58c8319f94_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=C3982AE2-84B5-48F6-A04B-0F0B3A79898A  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_3f83f713-3c71-4643-8750-6e58c8319f94_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=4392868D-EA5B-497C-9552-8C2B5931460E  (dl-sparktrust pc cleaner plus downloader_2a417cd5-8ec4-46e1-bfa6-e4e174e74cbd_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=4B6E6121-01B4-4DF1-8D8B-6FE61308DC01  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_da2421f6-a7da-4a01-9278-f1633e1db7f0_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=648164FB-1808-4F17-89DD-B7E4D6BAA35F  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_3f83f713-3c71-4643-8750-6e58c8319f94_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=62606086-A609-4D09-8B29-47BEA529B9AC  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_55877ca5-b536-4f0a-82ea-b3a618622599_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=88FF4FB5-9706-4D8F-80BD-DAF256837DD4  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_55877ca5-b536-4f0a-82ea-b3a618622599_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=55ADB5C0-6838-479A-8077-D7E469C83671  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_4c34d986-49f9-4329-9282-a0d692bc58af_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=82660BC7-94CB-46AE-A93A-66E2EE82A7B7  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_25be5079-1681-47cb-951d-91085eb8765b_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=74FDCAC2-1958-49D9-B4FA-09209A45EB75  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_25be5079-1681-47cb-951d-91085eb8765b_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=673F2706-2AE0-4535-8879-327F119A40AD  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_2ea0ae31-22ff-4cf9-b404-999fada45507_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_25be5079-1681-47cb-951d-91085eb8765b_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=FA6F0265-0BF8-4D9F-9CCA-710E73CC03C1  (dl-sparktrust pc cleaner plus downloader_2a417cd5-8ec4-46e1-bfa6-e4e174e74cbd_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=2C692E6F-3FBC-49EB-84C3-D37340E0C83E  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_6133e455-eb08-4d86-a2e0-8f41bc12c046_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=E6A23AE2-58C9-4E34-A2C1-5E5E19039021  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_3f83f713-3c71-4643-8750-6e58c8319f94_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=DF4758AF-31F3-4098-96A3-392E5E2CBFEA  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_4c34d986-49f9-4329-9282-a0d692bc58af_.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download?rwp_tguid=CBABFA30-D72C-4F19-9479-84714962AD87  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_25be5079-1681-47cb-951d-91085eb8765b_.exe)

 
Latest 30 of 277 download URLs

The following websites host and distribute files published by SparkTrust Systems.

The certificates below are also signed by SparkTrust Systems.

0983629AA07BE870169450E9D7A2DD60  (Mar 21, 2016 to Apr 26, 2017)

0EA97AEE3B0478F85B16CC088A3FEE76  (Mar 30, 2015 to Apr 06, 2016)

11214A22102B3F8D9B3320FCC3E344F51BF7  (Sep 26, 2014 to May 05, 2015)

1121C0CB3BE6807F342110BD53EF2AFEF110  (Apr 01, 2014 to May 05, 2015)

112188E80872CB93AAD5F8D9BA185623CFA1  (Apr 04, 2013 to Apr 04, 2014)

6721AA8E38EBDD08EE5D7C8980DD99D7  (Mar 26, 2012 to Mar 28, 2013)

The following publishers (by Authenticode signature organization name) are related.

* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to SparkTrust Systems by DigiCert Inc on March 28, 2016 with the serial number '066781e7e45d8f4e89554653e7588dc8'.