Did you just stumble upon a file that has been digitally signed by SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD.? If that's the case, please read on.
You will probably notice SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD. 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 additional details from the SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD. digital signature with the following steps:
Here is a screengrab of a file signed by SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD. and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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, etc. You can also see the address for SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD., such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, GlobalSign ObjectSign CA and DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA has issued the SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD. files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
---|---|
1/55 | netscan.exe |
1/56 | spvdbus.sys |
1/55 | networx.sys |
1/57 | spvve.sys |
7/55 | networx.sys |
4/54 | networx.sys |
2/49 | netscan.exe |
4/67 | networx.sys |
1/55 | networx.sys |
3/54 | networx.sys |
2/55 | networx.sys |
5/54 | networx.sys |
4/55 | networx.sys |
5/55 | networx.sys |
3/57 | networx.sys |
0/46 | networx.sys |
0/49 | spvve.sys |
0/47 | netscan.exe |
0/56 | spvdbus.sys |
0/52 | deskband.dll |
0/42 | deskband.dll |
0/49 | networx.sys |
0/48 | networx.sys |
Here's the detection names for the SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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AegisLab | Nettool.Win64.Netfilter!c, W32.Riskware.Netfilter!c |
Agnitum | RiskWare.NetFilter! |
Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[NetTool:not-a-virus]/Win64.NetFilter |
Baidu-International | Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A |
Bkav | W64.HfsAdware.79BB, W32.HfsAdware.79BB |
CMC | Trojan.Win32.VBKrypt!O |
Cybereason | malicious.3c268e |
ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe, a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe |
Fortinet | Riskware/NetFilter |
GData | Win32.Riskware.Netfilter.C |
Ikarus | not-a-virus:NetTool.NetFilter, AdWare.Generic |
Invincea | generic.a |
Jiangmin | NetTool.NetFilter.ac, Adware.NetFilter.j |
K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004b885a1 ) |
K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004b885a1 ) |
McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win64.Suspicious.qh |
SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.NetFilter/Variant |
TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0129, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0317 |
Yandex | Riskware.NetTool! |
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 2589 scan results for the SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD. files. 44 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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: