Did you just download a file that is digitally signed by Research In Motion and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.
You'll typically notice Research In Motion when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the additional details from the Research In Motion digital signature with the following procedure:
Here's a screencap of a file that has been digitally signed by Research In Motion:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Research In Motion 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 Research In Motion, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the Research In Motion certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the Research In Motion files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
---|---|
0/50 | nginx.exe |
0/48 | RIMBBLaunchAgent.exe |
0/47 | RIMBBLaunchAgent.exe |
0/48 | RIMBBLaunchAgent.exe |
0/43 | Rim.DesktopHelper.exe |
0/49 | RIMBBLaunchAgent.exe |
0/48 | RIMBBLaunchAgent.exe |
0/47 | RIMBBLaunchAgent.exe |
0/56 | RIMBBLaunchAgent.exe |
0/57 | RIMBBLaunchAgent.exe |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 1667 scan reports for the Research In Motion files. 0 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: