Did you just download a file that has a digital signature from AVG Technologies USA, LLC and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.
You will probably notice AVG Technologies USA, LLC when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the AVG Technologies USA, LLC certificate with the following procedure:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by AVG Technologies USA, LLC:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by AVG Technologies USA, LLC 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, etc. You can also see the address for AVG Technologies USA, LLC, such as the street name, city and country.
DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA and DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1 has issued the AVG Technologies USA, LLC certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the AVG Technologies USA, LLC files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/69 | aswhook.dll |
1/72 | overseer.exe |
1/70 | aswhook.dll |
1/71 | avgarpot.sys |
1/69 | overseer.exe |
0/69 | icarus_rvrt.exe |
0/72 | overseer.exe |
0/71 | aswEngSrv.exe |
0/72 | avgnethub.sys |
0/71 | icarus_rvrt.exe |
0/71 | aswhook.dll |
0/67 | AVGSvc.exe |
0/72 | icarus_rvrt.exe |
0/73 | aswhook.dll |
0/72 | icarus_rvrt.exe |
Here's the detection names for the AVG Technologies USA, LLC files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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APEX | Malicious |
ClamAV | Win.Dropper.NetWire-9753268-0 |
DrWeb | Trojan.DownLoader33.6821 |
eGambit | Unsafe.AI_Score_99% |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 6614 scan results for the AVG Technologies USA, LLC files. 5 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: