Realtek Semiconductor Corp - 0.013% Detection Rate *

Did you just download a file that has a digital signature from Realtek Semiconductor Corp and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically see Realtek Semiconductor Corp when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can view the digital signature details for Realtek Semiconductor Corp with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally 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 screengrab 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.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the Realtek Semiconductor Corp certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Realtek Semiconductor Corp Files

The following are the Realtek Semiconductor Corp files I have gathered, 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'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 Realtek Semiconductor Corp file(s). My guess is that those detections are false positives 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 the fact that I've gathered 37701 scan results for the Realtek Semiconductor Corp files. 5 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 13222a5dccf716df5af9c87084412dd9
• 5e6ddc87375082845814f442d1d82a25
• 2c80892e0115b0b77aa3594b9a733953

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