Qualcomm Atheros - 0.004% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a file that is digitally signed by Qualcomm Atheros? If that's the case, please read on.

You will probably notice Qualcomm Atheros when double-clicking to run 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 Qualcomm Atheros certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screengrab of a file that has been signed by Qualcomm Atheros:

As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Qualcomm Atheros and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for Qualcomm Atheros, such as the street name, city and country.

Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Qualcomm Atheros certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Qualcomm Atheros Files

These are the Qualcomm Atheros files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Qualcomm Atheros as trusted, which means that the Qualcomm Atheros files will appear with a green background and that there is 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 Qualcomm Atheros file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Qualcomm Atheros would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Qualcomm Atheros 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 false positives since it is very unlikely that Qualcomm Atheros would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 25731 scan results for the Qualcomm Atheros files. 1 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 3dd79449ea86a17d1aed3d553a987ddf
• 467c402c26fab742484f70e0a0e66ccd
• 1db6a714f412f084fff0677f880d2883

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