Did you just run into a file that has a digital signature from Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology? If so, please read on.
You will probably notice Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology when running 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 Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology certificate with the following procedure:
Here's a screengrab of a file signed by Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology 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, and so on. You can also view the address for Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology, such as the street name, city and country.
Intel External Basic Issuing CA 3A has issued the Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology as trusted, which means that the Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology 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 Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology would ship a malware file.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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0/56 | iastora.sys |
0/57 | iastora.sys |
0/56 | iastora.sys |
0/57 | iastora.sys |
0/55 | iastora.sys |
0/57 | IAStorDataMgrSvc.exe |
0/55 | iastora.sys |
0/57 | iastora.sys |
0/54 | iastorf.sys |
0/56 | iastora.sys |
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 2795 scan results for the Intel Corporation - Rapid Storage Technology files. 0 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. 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: