Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by SlimWare Utilities Inc.? If so, please read on.
You will typically see SlimWare Utilities Inc. when 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 SlimWare Utilities Inc. certificate with the following procedure:
Here's a screencap of a file that has been digitally signed by SlimWare Utilities Inc.:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by SlimWare Utilities Inc. 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for SlimWare Utilities Inc., 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 SlimWare Utilities Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
These are the SlimWare Utilities Inc. files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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2/68 | 226776-669924-slimcleaner.exe |
0/67 | SWDUMon.sys |
0/44 | SWDUMon.sys |
0/46 | A0058515.sys |
0/46 | SWDUMon.sys |
0/43 | SlimShell.dll |
0/38 | SWDUMon.sys |
0/42 | SWDUMon.sys |
0/42 | SWDUMon.sys |
0/45 | SWDUMon.sys |
0/46 | SWDUMon.sys |
Here is the detection names for the SlimWare Utilities Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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DrWeb | Program.Unwanted.844 |
Ikarus | PUA.Slimware |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 788 scan reports for the SlimWare Utilities Inc. files. 2 of these scan reports 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 is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: