ArcSoft, Inc. - 0.137% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from ArcSoft, Inc.? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically notice ArcSoft, Inc. when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can view the additional details from the ArcSoft, Inc. digital signature with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screengrab of a file that has been signed by ArcSoft, Inc.:

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by ArcSoft, 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 examine the address for ArcSoft, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the ArcSoft, Inc. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

ArcSoft, Inc. Files

These are the ArcSoft, Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from ArcSoft, Inc. as safe, which means that the ArcSoft, Inc. files will appear with a green background and that there is 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 ArcSoft, Inc. file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that ArcSoft, Inc. would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the ArcSoft, Inc. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

As mentioned above, I think these detections are false positives since it is very unlikely that ArcSoft, Inc. would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 5115 scan results for the ArcSoft, Inc. files. 7 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.

Analysis Details

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

• 39084e9060237309927f12e072b274ed
• 38b5a40bc3e8552b45588d0eb9b5f330

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