JH Software Private Limited - 1.8% Detection Rate *

Did you just download a file that has been digitally signed by JH Software Private Limited and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically see JH Software Private Limited when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

Screenshot where JH Software Private Limited appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the JH Software Private Limited certificate with the following steps:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the JH Software Private Limited file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screengrab of a file digitally signed by JH Software Private Limited:

Screenshot of the JH Software Private Limited certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by JH Software Private Limited and that the file has not been tampered with.

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 JH Software Private Limited, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the JH Software Private Limited certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

JH Software Private Limited Files

These are the JH Software Private Limited files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
8/57hdnInstaller.exe
1/57hdnInstaller.exe
1/55hdnInstaller.exe
1/55updater.exe
1/56updater.exe
0/54IEError.exe
0/56IEError.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the JH Software Private Limited files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacAdware.Agent.PEV
Ad-AwareAdware.Agent.PEV
BitDefenderAdware.Agent.PEV
EmsisoftAdware.Agent.PEV (B)
F-SecureAdware.Agent.PEV
GDataAdware.Agent.PEV
MicroWorld-eScanAdware.Agent.PEV
SymantecWS.Reputation.1
TencentTrojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18
ZillyaTrojan.Agent.Win32.491207
nProtectAdware.Agent.PEV

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 664 scan results for the JH Software Private Limited files. 12 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.

Analysis Details

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

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