GFI Software Development Ltd. - 0.042% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a file that has a digital signature from GFI Software Development Ltd.? If so, please read on.

You will probably notice GFI Software Development Ltd. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

You can view the additional details from the GFI Software Development Ltd. digital signature with the following steps:

1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the GFI Software Development Ltd. file
2. Right-click the file and select Properties
3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
4. Click the View Certificate button

Here is a screengrab of a file signed by GFI Software Development Ltd.:

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 GFI Software Development Ltd. 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 GFI Software Development Ltd., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the GFI Software Development Ltd. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

GFI Software Development Ltd. Files

The following are the GFI Software Development Ltd. files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

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

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the GFI Software Development Ltd. 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 false positives since it is very unlikely that GFI Software Development Ltd. would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 2368 scan results for the GFI Software Development Ltd. files. 1 of these scan reports 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.

Analysis Details

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

• 0413d9ee009ad9f9fd8ced59437955a6

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