Prey, Inc. - 8% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Prey, Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Unsafe and Trojan.Win32.Mucc. The detection rate for the Prey, Inc. files collected here is 8%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice Prey, Inc. when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

You can also view the Prey, Inc. certificate with the following steps:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Prey, Inc.:

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Prey, Inc. and that the file has not been tampered with.

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 examine the address for Prey, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2) has issued the Prey, Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

Prey, Inc. Files

These are the Prey, Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Prey, Inc. 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've collected 66 scan results for the Prey, 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 reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

• 0d1f308e3e91bc2c7ff0b3b616016a44

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