Dropbox, Inc - 0.023% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a file that has been digitally signed by Dropbox, Inc? If so, please read on.

You will typically see Dropbox, Inc when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can also view the Dropbox, Inc certificate with the following steps:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Dropbox, 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 Dropbox, Inc and that no one has tampered with the file.

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 examine the address for Dropbox, Inc, such as the street name, city and country.

DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1 and DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA has issued the Dropbox, Inc certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Dropbox, Inc Files

The following are the Dropbox, Inc files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Dropbox, Inc as trusted, which means that the Dropbox, 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 Dropbox, Inc file(s). My guess is that those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Dropbox, Inc would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Dropbox, Inc files. I've 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 Dropbox, Inc would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 21494 scan results for the Dropbox, Inc files. 5 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 0c89cbe063927780186ec0063f10d323
• 05e26f15a888a5e52347320d803c8fa9
• 08557a49a29ffd9253ca5ac8780f2c95
• 017ca19b5859e83f44d874c1ce506e6d
• 08c59bc23c534bf2b514f7e7c28603a6
• 099fbc4d398edc7cd8d4226bd3332f8f

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