Did you just download a file that has a digital signature from Nullsoft Inc. and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.
You will probably notice Nullsoft Inc. when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view additional details from the Nullsoft Inc. certificate with the following steps:
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Nullsoft Inc.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Nullsoft Inc. 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, etc. You can also examine the address for Nullsoft Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
AOL Member CA has issued the Nullsoft Inc. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
The following are the Nullsoft Inc. files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
---|---|
0/54 | winamp.exe |
0/55 | winamp.exe |
0/49 | winamp.exe |
0/45 | winampa.exe |
0/50 | winampa.exe |
0/57 | winampa.exe |
0/61 | winamp.exe |
0/45 | Elevator.exe |
0/57 | Elevator.exe |
0/46 | Elevator.exe |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 729 scan reports for the Nullsoft Inc. 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.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: