Did you just stumble upon a file that has a digital signature from Hauppauge Computer Works? If that's the case, please read on.
You'll probably notice Hauppauge Computer Works 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 the additional details from the Hauppauge Computer Works digital signature with the following procedure:
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Hauppauge Computer Works:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Hauppauge Computer Works 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 Hauppauge Computer Works, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Hauppauge Computer Works certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
These are the Hauppauge Computer Works files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
---|---|
0/50 | BDADLL.dll |
0/42 | Ir.exe |
0/42 | Ir.exe |
0/45 | Setup.exe |
0/54 | hcw10cir.sys |
0/57 | WinTV7.exe |
0/56 | hcw10cir.sys |
0/31 | hcw2650service.exe |
0/57 | Ir.exe |
0/57 | hcw10cir.sys |
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 668 scan reports for the Hauppauge Computer Works files. 0 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: