Did you just stumble upon a file that has a digital signature from ActiveState Software Inc.? If so, please read on.
You will probably notice ActiveState Software Inc. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the ActiveState Software Inc. certificate with the following steps:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by ActiveState Software Inc.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by ActiveState Software Inc. and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, and so on. You can also see the address for ActiveState Software Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the ActiveState Software Inc. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the ActiveState Software Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.Unfortunately I don't have any scan result from VirusTotal available for the ActiveState Software Inc. files at the moment. The scan results will appear here as soon as a FreeFixer user uploads a file digitally signed by ActiveState Software Inc..
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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Not available | ActivePerl-5.24.3.2404-MSWin32-x64-404865.exe |
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: