Did you just download a file that has a digital signature from Cole Williams Software Limited and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.
You will typically notice Cole Williams Software Limited when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view additional details from the Cole Williams Software Limited certificate with the following procedure:
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Cole Williams Software Limited:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Cole Williams Software Limited and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 view the address for Cole Williams Software Limited, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Cole Williams Software Limited certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the Cole Williams Software Limited files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/57 | CodecUACManager.exe |
2/56 | TrayMenu.exe |
1/67 | TrayMenu.exe |
1/55 | DiscHandler.exe |
2/55 | CodecUACManager.exe |
4/69 | TrayMenu.exe |
2/57 | UpdateChecker.exe |
1/57 | UpdateChecker.exe |
2/67 | CodecUACManager.exe |
3/57 | CodecUACManager.exe |
2/56 | CodecUACManager.exe |
2/57 | CodecUACManager.exe |
2/67 | CodecUACManager.exe |
Here is the detection names for the Cole Williams Software Limited files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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ClamAV | Win.Trojan.Generic-6626739-0 |
Cylance | Unsafe |
Jiangmin | Trojan.Agent.ajoc, RiskTool.BitMiner.udv |
MaxSecure | Trojan.Malware.74440729.susgen |
McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.qc, BehavesLike.Win32.Tool.qc |
Panda | PUP/Multitoolbar |
SUPERAntiSpyware | Trojan.Agent/Gen-Tracur |
TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0126, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0418 |
VBA32 | Trojan.Zpevdo |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 1221 scan reports for the Cole Williams Software Limited files. 25 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.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: