Hewlett Packard - 0.037% Detection Rate *

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

You will typically notice Hewlett Packard when double-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 Hewlett Packard certificate with the following procedure:

1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Hewlett Packard file
2. Right-click on 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 digitally signed by Hewlett Packard:

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 Hewlett Packard and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view 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 examine the address for Hewlett Packard, such as the street name, city and country.

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

Hewlett Packard Files

These are the Hewlett Packard files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

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

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Hewlett Packard files. I have 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 Hewlett Packard would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 13593 scan results for the Hewlett Packard files. 5 of these scan results 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 44239c2187efae7ba9f3cd89c4fe9d84
• 425a08d469922e9df01cd8f6ba3afa0c
• 456243070b32ab653643ba67b652953c
• 28d202398da929fcdefa15a53cd0d780

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