Intel(R) Smart Connect software - 0% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a file that has a digital signature from Intel(R) Smart Connect software? If that's the case, please read on.

You'll typically see Intel(R) Smart Connect software 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:

Screenshot where Intel(R) Smart Connect software appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Intel(R) Smart Connect software certificate with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Intel(R) Smart Connect software file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Intel(R) Smart Connect software:

Screenshot of the Intel(R) Smart Connect software certificate

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 Intel(R) Smart Connect software 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, and so on. You can also see the address for Intel(R) Smart Connect software, such as the street name, city and country.

Intel External Basic Issuing CA 3A has issued the Intel(R) Smart Connect software certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Intel(R) Smart Connect software Files

These are the Intel(R) Smart Connect software files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Intel(R) Smart Connect software as safe, which means that the Intel(R) Smart Connect software 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 Intel(R) Smart Connect software file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Intel(R) Smart Connect software would ship a malware file.

Detection RatioFile Name
0/48WPRO_41_2001woem.tmp
0/48WPRO_41_2001.sys
0/51isctagent.exe
0/51iSCTsysTray8.exe
0/46isctagent.exe
0/56ISCTVersionChecker.exe
0/47iSCTAgent.exe
0/55isctagent.exe
0/56isctagent.exe
0/47WPRO_41_2001woem.tmp

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 1621 scan reports for the Intel(R) Smart Connect software files. 0 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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