Did you just download a file that has been digitally signed by Creative Labs Inc and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.
You will probably see Creative Labs Inc when 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 additional details from the Creative Labs Inc certificate with the following procedure:
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Creative Labs Inc:
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 Creative Labs Inc and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, and so on. You can also examine the address for Creative Labs 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 Creative Labs Inc certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the Creative Labs Inc files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from Creative Labs Inc as trusted, which means that the Creative Labs 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 Creative Labs Inc file(s). My guess is that those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Creative Labs Inc would ship a malware file.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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0/41 | sbavmon.dll |
0/51 | P17RunE.dll |
0/51 | oalinst.exe |
0/47 | MBWrp64.dll |
0/46 | MBWrp64.dll |
0/49 | CtDrvIns.exe |
0/46 | MBAPO64.DLL |
0/48 | OpenAL32.dll |
0/51 | MBWrp64.dll |
0/47 | P17RunE.dll |
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 2470 scan reports for the Creative Labs Inc files. 0 of these scan results 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 is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: