NETGEAR - 0.047% Detection Rate *

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

You will probably see NETGEAR 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 NETGEAR certificate with the following steps:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by NETGEAR:

As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by NETGEAR 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 NETGEAR, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the NETGEAR certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

NETGEAR Files

These are the NETGEAR files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from NETGEAR as trusted, which means that the NETGEAR 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 NETGEAR file(s). My guess is that those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that NETGEAR would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

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

As mentioned above, I think these detections are incorrect since it is very unlikely that NETGEAR would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 2146 scan results for the NETGEAR files. 1 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 140dd56f21e585c55f28cb36ea1f2499
• 737706f4589f16a1e3384c50db588a79
• 34e57755f4753736fd9fd8497f662f1e

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