Did you just find a file that has a digital signature from Sunbelt Software, Inc.? If so, please read on.
You will typically notice Sunbelt Software, 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 the digital signature details for Sunbelt Software, Inc. with the following procedure:
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Sunbelt Software, Inc.:
As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Sunbelt Software, Inc. and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine 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 Sunbelt Software, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the Sunbelt Software, Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the Sunbelt Software, Inc. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from Sunbelt Software, Inc. as safe, which means that the Sunbelt Software, Inc. files will appear with a green background and that there is 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 Sunbelt Software, Inc. file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Sunbelt Software, Inc. would ship a malware file.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/48 | SpursDownload.dll |
1/48 | SBTE.dll |
1/41 | sbpimsvc.exe |
0/51 | sbredrv.sys |
0/42 | sbredrv.sys |
0/43 | SBAMSvc.exe |
0/49 | SBREDrv.sys |
0/51 | sbaphd.sys |
0/42 | sbredrv.sys |
0/42 | sbfw.sys |
0/46 | sbfw.sys |
0/51 | sbtis.sys |
Here's the detection names for the Sunbelt Software, Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
As mentioned above, I think these detections are false positives since it is very unlikely that Sunbelt Software, Inc. would ship a malware file.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Bkav | HW32.Laneul.rwog, HW32.Laneul.qogk |
Symantec | Suspicious.Insight |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 2200 scan results for the Sunbelt Software, Inc. files. 3 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.
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers: