PDE publications - 13% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by PDE publications? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT and Program.Unwanted.115. The detection rate for the PDE publications files collected here is 13%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see PDE publications when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can view additional details from the PDE publications certificate with the following steps:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by PDE publications:

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 PDE publications and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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, etc. You can also view the address for PDE publications, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 and COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the PDE publications certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

PDE publications Files

These are the PDE publications files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the PDE publications 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 collected 172 scan results for the PDE publications files. 23 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

• 3bde5b32f0f9422c28b1e514874c0052
• 635306003859e1a8d5c70b43d7d5c42c

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