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SparkTrust Systems

Publisher Information

SparkTrust Systems is a software publisher located in Victoria, British Columbia in Canada*. 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:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/1/2014 4:19:29 PM

Valid to:
5/5/2015 4:00:13 PM

Subject:
CN=SparkTrust Systems, O=SparkTrust Systems, L=Victoria, S=BC, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121c0cb3be6807f342110bd53ef2afef110

Status:
Inconclusive detections from multiple engines

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SparkTrust.Installer.Meta (L), PUP.SpeedMaxPC.SparkTrustSystems.Installer.Meta (L), PUP.SpeedMaxPC (L)
62.50%

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
25.00%

F-Prot
W32/SearchSuite.B
12.50%

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update.exe (SparkTrust AntiVirus by SparkTrust)  (4f5a5193d29a784ceb94956f3d4afe89)

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update.exe (SparkTrust AntiVirus by SparkTrust)  (cecee64b029344d003fdb3b4a489219f)

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uninstall.exe (SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus by SparkTrust)  (a00ae4a08792030675a8a849db5b7aab)

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myresources.dll (SpeedyPC Pro by SpeedyPC Software)  (ddd86fbd6695f87fa2e818d22f21fc12)

1 / 68      (PUP)
UUS3.dll (SpeedMaxPc)  (556929407350b82842d65ed7b10115a5)

1 / 68      (PUP)
sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_ec8c8ab_.exe (by SparkTrust)  (dc7bc290b7b33b59d46df227158e8db9)

0 / 68
update.exe (by SparkTrust)  (e4f07889da6ca253e242450600b02d6c)

1 / 68      (PUP)
sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_dc810bd_.exe (by SparkTrust)  (af6ff2cf714d306fe561a6739b875e98)

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Update3.exe (SparkTrust Systems)  (7cbcec0c58226deab3bbaa6dd63cf34c)

1 / 68      (PUP)
Update3.exe (SpeedMaxPc)  (bd0ee8495f2bf3dabf904168ee15da06)

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SparkTrustPCCleanerPlus.exe (SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus by SparkTrust)  (2e0da507e248db08e12d6d44bd41d3bf)

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SparkTrustPCCleanerPlus.exe (SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus by SparkTrust)  (2991667b755498626f6893e751713733)

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UUS3.dll (SparkTrust Systems)  (da9e6aa91f39f2ffbf8714f65c6a30f4)

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Update3.exe (SparkTrust Systems)  (6aea73984ef14531c50051cbbfb41f50)

1 / 68      (PUP)
sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_eccd6d2_.exe (by SparkTrust)  (c8196c82786ac21310240dc297098697)

1 / 68      (inconclusive)
uninstall.exe (SparkTrust PC Cleaner Plus by SparkTrust)  (2de2d70de538dd5d3714b5c7d05f508d)

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sandboxer.dll (SandBoxer Module by ParetoLogic)  (a271b0d69a7978c9ad23fdb515e8f2b7)

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HandleUpdate.dll (PGsurfer by Paretologic)  (ae5827ad012f823c1e329efc3743bf2e)

0 / 68
extensionmanager.dll (Extensio Dynamic Link Library)  (b56d9dfd670bfdfb4606fdde17e97706)

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uus_ac.exe  (d805feb5284b4999cabf2cc5464bb81a)

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uninstall.exe (SparkTrust AntiVirus by SparkTrust)  (7a76185af2f3f7b4ddda3daf7ec841ef)

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res.dll (SparkTrust AntiVirus Premium by SparkTrust)  (526128973384e2bf942872ca840b613e)

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sparktrust antivirus setup.exe (SparkTrust AntiVirus by SparkTrust)  (2d4e15022df0e0d37031224ce58eeb25)

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SparkTrust.exe (SparkTrust AntiVirus Premium by SparkTrust)  (066242ffdf1eef2014a4c9cac655d207)

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UUS3.dll (SparkTrust Systems)  (2c30f7254374bcec40a30431713d51fb)

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Update3.exe (SparkTrust Systems)  (934ee957338c791d5776079f18318175)

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stduuninstaller.exe  (99d3c84ed185ca636b65ebb1d7fc2d53)

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driverupdater.exe (SparkTrust Driver Updater by SparkTrust Systems)  (08ec113f0b83abb676dafa4d0e519cc1)

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stdutray.exe (SparkTrust Driver Updater Device Detector by SparkTrust Systems)  (4a8cdde5291e75bb027ff3cbc955ea05)

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sparktrust driver updater setup.exe (SparkTrust Driver Updater by SparkTrust Systems)  (dc9b465f7275ec621a2db98902fad2a4)

 
Latest 30 of 134 files

Downloads URLs for files signed by SparkTrust Systems.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/installerdownloads/sparktrust/.../SparkTrust Driver Updater Setup.exe  (dc9b465f7275ec621a2db98902fad2a4)

1 / 68      (PUP)
http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/stpcclpro/.../  (sparktrust pc cleaner plus setup_ec8c8ab_.exe)

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http://pcsecuritynews.paretologic.com/c.html?ufl=c&rtr=on&s=lj8w,199rx,y6,2idv,6rnl,hx1p,b91i  (sparktrust driver updater setup.exe)

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http://pcsecuritynews.paretologic.com/c.html?ufl=d&rtr=on&s=lj8w,19fud,y6,b8oe,llea,ik5b,arfp  (sparktrust driver updater setup.exe)

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http://stdusol.sparktrust.safecart.com/stdu/.../  (sparktrust driver updater setup.exe)

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http://stdusol.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/stdu/.../  (sparktrust driver updater setup.exe)

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http://pcsecuritynews.paretologic.com/c.html?ufl=d&rtr=on&s=lj8w,19fud,y6,2idv,6rnl,ik5b,arfp  (sparktrust driver updater setup.exe)

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http://spark2.sparktrust.safecart.com/.../download  (sparktrust driver updater setup.exe)

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http://downloads.sparktrust.com/.../SparkTrust Driver Updater Setup.exe  (dc9b465f7275ec621a2db98902fad2a4)

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http://downloads.sparktrust.com/.../  (sparktrust driver updater setup.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.safecart.com/.../download  (sparktrust driver updater setup.exe)

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http://pcsecuritynews.paretologic.com/c.html?ufl=5&rtr=on&s=lj8w,19e90,y6,2idv,6rnl,7f5r,kf6g  (sparktrust driver updater setup.exe)

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http://spark2.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download  (sparktrust driver updater setup.exe)

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http://spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net/.../download  (sparktrust driver updater setup.exe)

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

stdusol.sparktrust.safecart.com

stdusol.sparktrust.revenuewire.net

spark2.sparktrust.revenuewire.net

spark2.sparktrust.safecart.com

spark.sparktrust.safecart.com

pcsecuritynews.paretologic.com

spark.sparktrust.revenuewire.net

downloads.sparktrust.com

The certificates below are also signed by SparkTrust Systems.

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

066781E7E45D8F4E89554653E7588DC8  (Mar 28, 2016 to Apr 03, 2017)

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

11214A22102B3F8D9B3320FCC3E344F51BF7  (Sep 26, 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.

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SpeedyPC Software (ParetoLogic Inc.)

Paretologic Inc.

AVANQUEST SOFTWARE

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JDI BACKUP LIMITED

Lamantine Software a.s.

Paretologic Inc

* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to SparkTrust Systems by GlobalSign nv-sa on April 01, 2014 with the serial number '1121c0cb3be6807f342110bd53ef2afef110'.
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