John Shaw - 0.66% Detection Rate *

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

You will typically notice John Shaw when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

You can view additional details from the John Shaw certificate with the following steps:

1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the John Shaw 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 is a screengrab of a file that has been signed by John Shaw:

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 John Shaw and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 examine the address for John Shaw, such as the street name, city and country.

StartCom Class 2 Primary Intermediate Object CA has issued the John Shaw certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

John Shaw Files

These are the John Shaw files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the John Shaw files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 303 scan reports for the John Shaw files. 2 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review 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:

• 0545

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