SpectorSoft Corporation - 5% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from SpectorSoft Corporation? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Win32:Spector-Q [PUP] and W64.HfsAdware.3D93. The detection rate for the SpectorSoft Corporation files collected here is 5%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see SpectorSoft Corporation when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

You can also view the SpectorSoft Corporation certificate with the following steps:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by SpectorSoft Corporation:

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 SpectorSoft Corporation and that no one has tampered with the file.

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 examine the address for SpectorSoft Corporation, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the SpectorSoft Corporation certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

SpectorSoft Corporation Files

These are the SpectorSoft Corporation files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the SpectorSoft Corporation files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 110 scan results for the SpectorSoft Corporation files. 5 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 098b8bc74886b43a02979ec31d4f15a2

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