Atheros Communications Inc. - 0.007% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Atheros Communications Inc.? If that's the case, please read on.

You will probably see Atheros Communications Inc. when running 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 Atheros Communications Inc. with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Atheros Communications Inc.:

As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Atheros Communications Inc. and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above, you can view 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 view the address for Atheros Communications Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

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

Atheros Communications Inc. Files

These are the Atheros Communications Inc. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Atheros Communications Inc. as safe, which means that the Atheros Communications Inc. 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 Atheros Communications Inc. file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Atheros Communications Inc. would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Atheros Communications 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 incorrect since it is very unlikely that Atheros Communications Inc. would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 14260 scan results for the Atheros Communications Inc. files. 1 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 is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 2ca5d1f42c1833a4ea89e61087165046
• 709771c02a395029a68c5fbdb0e867fd

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