America Online, Inc. - 0.123% Detection Rate *
Did you just download a file that has been digitally signed by America Online, Inc. and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.
You will typically see America Online, 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 the digital signature details for America Online, Inc. with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the America Online, Inc. file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by America Online, Inc.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by America Online, Inc. and that the file has not been tampered with.
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 America Online, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2001 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the America Online, Inc. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
America Online, Inc. Files
The following are the America Online, Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/47 | AOLacsd.exe |
| 0/43 | aoltsmon.exe |
| 0/42 | IPHSend.exe |
| 0/42 | aoltpspd.exe |
| 0/41 | aolload.exe |
| 0/47 | AOLDial.exe |
| 0/40 | waol.exe |
| 0/42 | aim.exe |
| 0/43 | AOLSoftware.exe |
| 0/46 | aolload.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the America Online, Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ClamAV | Win.Trojan.Zbot-21272 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 814 scan reports for the America Online, Inc. files. 1 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 1497a34956b3579fe6a3bae1ae1472c4
- 7a7c2246fbeb4d41856d396d02b30e17
- 4947d71a75f822c105de0b5e7d275354
- 5c97613be1b654afa98db46a68e03f7f
- 2b37db7129a7e6ccbdb75e48f6c43cdb