G DATA Software AG - 0.042% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from G DATA Software AG? If so, please read on.

You will probably see G DATA Software AG when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can also view the G DATA Software AG certificate with the following steps:

1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the G DATA Software AG file
2. Right-click 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 G DATA Software AG:

As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by G DATA Software AG and that the file has not been tampered with.

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 G DATA Software AG, such as the street name, city and country.

GlobalSign ObjectSign CA and GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the G DATA Software AG certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

G DATA Software AG Files

The following are the G DATA Software AG files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

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

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the G DATA Software AG 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 G DATA Software AG would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 9486 scan reports for the G DATA Software AG files. 4 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 0100000000011647c9fa8e
• 1121feda96298ed9eae4ab60382e55e4fd9f
• 0100000000012bcef5c311

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