SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION - 0% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically see SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

Screenshot where SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION certificate with the following steps:

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

Here's a screencap of a file that has been signed by SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION:

Screenshot of the SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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 view the address for SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION Files

These are the SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION as safe, which means that the SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION 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 SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION would ship a malware file.

Detection RatioFile Name
0/42sbredrv.sys
0/46SBAMSvc.exe
0/45sbredrv.sys
0/46sbaphd.sys
0/46sbtis.sys
0/46sbamsvc.exe
0/51SBRC.exe
0/41sbapifs.sys

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 363 scan reports for the SUNBELT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION files. 0 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.

Analysis Details

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

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