Smilegate Games Inc. - 0.294% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a file that has a digital signature from Smilegate Games Inc.? If so, please read on.

You will typically notice Smilegate Games Inc. when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

Screenshot where Smilegate Games Inc. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Smilegate Games Inc. digital signature with the following procedure:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Smilegate Games Inc. file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Smilegate Games Inc.:

Screenshot of the Smilegate Games Inc. certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Smilegate Games Inc. and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view 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 see the address for Smilegate Games Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Smilegate Games Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Smilegate Games Inc. Files

These are the Smilegate Games Inc. files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/57HGWC.exe
0/57patcher_cf2.exe
0/57crossfire.exe
0/57cfPT_launcher.exe
0/57CF_G4box.exe
0/55patcher_cf.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Smilegate Games Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
RisingPE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 340 scan results for the Smilegate Games Inc. files. 1 of these scan reports 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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