Guidance Software, Inc. - 0.455% Detection Rate *

Did you just download a file that has a digital signature from Guidance Software, Inc. and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically see Guidance Software, 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 Guidance Software, Inc. certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Guidance Software, Inc.:

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Guidance Software, Inc. 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, etc. You can also examine the address for Guidance Software, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the Guidance Software, Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Guidance Software, Inc. Files

These are the Guidance Software, Inc. files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Guidance Software, Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 220 scan results for the Guidance Software, Inc. files. 1 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

• 4f97f8f029bb92115e173ac1b62a8193
• 68bee32dad1eb064c0633b56b65b2006
• 247920af03ea4332756e5ec785c0d345

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