Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUA:Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC and W32/GenBl.51592E07!Olympus. The detection rate for the PC HelpSoft Labs Inc. files collected here is 4%. Please read on for more details.
You'll typically notice PC HelpSoft Labs Inc. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view the digital signature details for PC HelpSoft Labs Inc. with the following steps:
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by PC HelpSoft Labs Inc. and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view 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 PC HelpSoft Labs Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the PC HelpSoft Labs Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the PC HelpSoft Labs Inc. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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3/67 | unins000.exe |
2/65 | sqlite3.dll |
Here is the detection names for the PC HelpSoft Labs Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Cyren | W32/GenBl.51592E07!Olympus |
DrWeb | Program.Unwanted.2093, Program.Unwanted.2087 |
Microsoft | PUA:Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 132 scan results for the PC HelpSoft Labs 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.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: