InfoAtoms Inc. - 6% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from InfoAtoms Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as InfoAtoms (fs) and Adware:Win32/InfoAtoms. The detection rate for the InfoAtoms Inc. files collected here is 6%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice InfoAtoms Inc. when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

Screenshot where InfoAtoms Inc. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the InfoAtoms Inc. digital signature with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by InfoAtoms Inc.:

Screenshot of the InfoAtoms Inc. certificate

As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by InfoAtoms Inc. and that no one has tampered with the file.

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 see the address for InfoAtoms Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority has issued the InfoAtoms Inc. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

InfoAtoms Inc. Files

These are the InfoAtoms Inc. files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
4/46InfoAtomsClientIE.dll
6/47InfoAtomsClientIE.dll
1/46InfoAtomsClientIE.dll
1/35bho32.dll

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the InfoAtoms Inc. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AvastWin32:Adware-AUS [Adw], Win32:InfoAtoms-A [Adw]
DrWebAdware.Plugin.70
IkarusAdWare.Win32.InfoAtoms
MicrosoftAdware:Win32/InfoAtoms
SymantecWS.Reputation.1
VIPREInfoAtoms (fs)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 216 scan reports for the InfoAtoms Inc. files. 12 of these scan results 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.

Analysis Details

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

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