Did you just find a file that is digitally signed by Blackfish Software? If so, please read on.
You will typically see Blackfish Software 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 additional details from the Blackfish Software certificate with the following procedure:
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Blackfish Software:
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 Blackfish Software and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 Blackfish Software, such as the street name, city and country.
Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 has issued the Blackfish Software certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the Blackfish Software files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
---|---|
0/51 | ietabhelper.exe |
0/56 | ietabhelper.dat |
0/53 | ietabhelper (1).exe |
0/56 | ietabhelper.exe |
0/57 | ietabhelper.exe |
0/59 | ietabhelper.dat |
0/56 | ietabhelper.exe |
0/55 | ietabhelper.exe |
0/62 | ietabhelper.dat |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 505 scan results for the Blackfish Software files. 0 of these scan reports 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.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: