Did you just find a file that has been digitally signed by Elaborate Bytes AG? If so, please read on.
You'll probably see Elaborate Bytes AG when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Elaborate Bytes AG certificate with the following procedure:
Here's a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by Elaborate Bytes AG:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Elaborate Bytes AG and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine 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 see the address for Elaborate Bytes AG, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign ObjectSign CA and GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the Elaborate Bytes AG certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the Elaborate Bytes AG files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from Elaborate Bytes AG as safe, which means that the Elaborate Bytes AG 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 Elaborate Bytes AG file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Elaborate Bytes AG would ship a malware file.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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0/51 | elbycdio.sys |
0/51 | elbycdio.sys |
0/51 | elbycdio.sys |
0/57 | elbycdio.sys |
0/49 | elbycdio.sys |
0/49 | VCDDaemon.exe |
0/50 | elbycdio.sys |
0/50 | elbycdio.sys |
0/51 | elbycdio.sys |
0/49 | VCDDaemon.exe |
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 1237 scan reports for the Elaborate Bytes AG 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 reports by examining the files listed above.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: