Sophos Plc - 0% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Sophos Plc? If that's the case, please read on.
You'll typically notice Sophos Plc when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can also view the Sophos Plc certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Sophos Plc file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Sophos Plc:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Sophos Plc 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, etc. You can also view the address for Sophos Plc, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the Sophos Plc certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Sophos Plc Files
The following are the Sophos Plc files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from Sophos Plc as safe, which means that the Sophos Plc 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 Sophos Plc file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Sophos Plc would ship a malware file.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 0/42 | SOPHOS~2.DLL |
| 0/45 | swi_lsp.dll |
| 0/46 | almon.exe |
| 0/57 | sargui.exe |
| 0/56 | sarcli.exe |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 335 scan results for the Sophos Plc 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.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 4235340fb5e0b7687426e38dd42c56cb