Adobe Systems, Incorporated - 0.105% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a file that is digitally signed by Adobe Systems, Incorporated? If that's the case, please read on.

You'll typically notice Adobe Systems, Incorporated when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can view the digital signature details for Adobe Systems, Incorporated with the following procedure:

1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Adobe Systems, Incorporated file
2. Right-click the file and select Properties
3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Adobe Systems, Incorporated:

As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Adobe Systems, Incorporated and that no one has tampered with the file.

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 Adobe Systems, Incorporated, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA, VeriSign Commercial Software Publishers CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2001 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2001-4 CA has issued the Adobe Systems, Incorporated certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Adobe Systems, Incorporated Files

The following are the Adobe Systems, Incorporated files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Adobe Systems, Incorporated as safe, which means that the Adobe Systems, Incorporated files will appear with a green background and that there's no removal checkbox for the file. However, as you can see in the scan results below, a few of the anti-virus scanners detects the Adobe Systems, Incorporated file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Adobe Systems, Incorporated would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Adobe Systems, Incorporated files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

As mentioned above, I think these detections are incorrect since it is very unlikely that Adobe Systems, Incorporated would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 21961 scan reports for the Adobe Systems, Incorporated files. 23 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 09ac064d052817ff4d7942ea6976c3d8
• 270d755c9f5ac3b7db61f50998287078
• 5c31104515f7a396d8b834cbe5d3d969
• 0290965e913340cda6634cef31f7fd07
• 068983642c953e46f7bdce4143f133c1
• 4c52127cc8aceb13b87fc2e7174c725e
• 4c487beb0d2afb066cd6b74eb27b3357
• 0c2c43fa5e6010f22042ede381ccf64f
• 4e2225902d60825d77e3ad9eded0bcf0
• 58739313a3c4c1496b5c19636050b5f8
• 1a4542d38ae6aecc1de41ab69718c7c3
• 74e272f8cf91e4026059ee44a8f63845

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