Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - 0.006% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a file that has been digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.? If so, please read on.

You will typically notice Realtek Semiconductor Corp. when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can view additional details from the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. certificate with the following steps:

1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 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 signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.:

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 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. and that no one has tampered with the file.

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 examine the address for Realtek Semiconductor Corp., such as the street name, city and country.

DigiCert EV Code Signing CA and DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2) has issued the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Files

These are the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Realtek Semiconductor Corp. as trusted, which means that the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 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 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Realtek Semiconductor Corp. would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 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 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 17445 scan reports for the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. files. 1 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

• 063d0c011b143c57893fe839779afcd0
• 0320be3eb866526927f999b97b04346e
• 08d7e027b295b6d108d8a7df2ce2ac05
• 0d9473e00150bc5eb47f29a10dccddbd
• 03da4c26c76e1255dc8279aa9a751acc

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