Andrea Electronics - 0% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a file that has been digitally signed by Andrea Electronics? If so, please read on.

You will probably notice Andrea Electronics 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 additional details from the Andrea Electronics digital signature with the following procedure:

1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Andrea Electronics file
2. Right-click the file and select Properties
3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Andrea Electronics:

As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Andrea Electronics and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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, and so on. You can also see the address for Andrea Electronics, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Andrea Electronics certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Andrea Electronics Files

The following are the Andrea Electronics files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Andrea Electronics as safe, which means that the Andrea Electronics 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 Andrea Electronics file(s). My guess is that those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Andrea Electronics would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 3151 scan reports for the Andrea Electronics files. 0 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. 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:

• 2f63040f94b330a53b38b5ea6da2361c
• 74ae1b5930e9609379ece5ffa4cf2704
• 797cf4f84f1573c862d3cb1690daf3d6

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