LG Electronics Inc. - 0.226% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a file that is digitally signed by LG Electronics Inc.? If so, please read on.

You'll probably see LG Electronics Inc. when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

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

You can view additional details from the LG Electronics Inc. certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screencap of a file that has been digitally signed by LG Electronics Inc.:

Screenshot of the LG Electronics Inc. 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 LG Electronics 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for LG Electronics Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the LG Electronics Inc. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

LG Electronics Inc. Files

The following are the LG Electronics Inc. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/56fwautoup.exe
1/56SmartShareTray.exe
1/57SmartShareStart.exe
1/54Autoplay.exe
1/54Autoplay.exe
0/47lgfw.exe
0/47fwupdate.exe
0/64OnScreenStartUpApp.exe
0/49HotkeyManager.exe
0/51fwinfo.exe
0/55Aggregation.exe
0/72OSCApplicationManager.exe
0/56DualControlStartupApp.exe
0/41LinkAirBrowserHelper.dll
0/49vmsvc.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
AegisLabTroj.Downloader.W32.Gen.lsUN, Troj.Downloader.W32.Gen
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.Tgenic
TencentTrojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 2209 scan results for the LG Electronics Inc. files. 5 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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