Did you just download a file that has been digitally signed by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.
You will typically notice Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. certificate with the following steps:
Here's a screencap of a file signed by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Qualcomm Atheros, 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, etc. You can also see the address for Qualcomm Atheros, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/70 | qcomwlansrvx64.exe |
1/69 | QcomWlanSrvx64.exe |
0/49 | bwcw8x64.sys |
0/54 | NetworkManager.exe_130C27D738F34C89BDDF21BCFD74B56D.exe |
0/50 | bflwfx64.sys |
0/50 | bflwfx64.sys |
0/54 | bwcw8x64.sys |
0/51 | NetworkManager.exe_130C27D738F34C89BDDF21BCFD74B56D.exe |
0/55 | bwcw8x64.sys |
0/57 | bflwfx64.sys |
0/56 | bwcw8x64.sys |
Here is the detection names for the Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Jiangmin | Trojan.Kryplod.ms |
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 1838 scan results for the Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. files. 2 of these scan results 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: