Did you just find a file that has been digitally signed by Panda Security S.L.? If so, please read on.
You will typically notice Panda Security S.L. when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Panda Security S.L. with the following steps:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Panda Security S.L.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Panda Security S.L. and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, and so on. You can also see the address for Panda Security S.L., such as the street name, city and country.
DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA and GlobalSign Extended Validation CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2 has issued the Panda Security S.L. 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 Panda Security S.L. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from Panda Security S.L. as safe, which means that the Panda Security S.L. files will appear with a green background and that there's 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 Panda Security S.L. file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Panda Security S.L. would ship a malware file.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/56 | A0183112.sys |
2/60 | 022e19a3d22e56df9a3ab1de9d06e98d.exe |
1/56 | psinaflt.sys |
0/57 | nnsprv.sys |
0/57 | nnsnahsl.sys |
0/66 | PSExpCampaign.exe |
0/57 | nnsal%USERNAME%.sys |
0/53 | nnsalpc.sys |
0/57 | pskm%USERNAME%.sys |
0/57 | nnsalpc.sys |
0/57 | nnsnahsl.sys |
0/55 | nnsalpc.sys |
Here is the detection names for the Panda Security S.L. files. I have 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 Panda Security S.L. would ship a malware file.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Invincea | virus.win32.parite.b |
Symantec | WS.Reputation.1 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0424 |
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 14442 scan reports for the Panda Security S.L. files. 4 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers: