Swiss Academic Software - 1.8% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a file that is digitally signed by Swiss Academic Software? If so, please read on.

You'll typically see Swiss Academic Software when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Swiss Academic Software appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Swiss Academic Software certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Swiss Academic Software 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's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Swiss Academic Software:

Screenshot of the Swiss Academic Software certificate

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 Swiss Academic Software 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 Swiss Academic Software, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Swiss Academic Software certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

Swiss Academic Software Files

The following are the Swiss Academic Software files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/57SwissAcademic.Citavi.IEPicker.dll

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Swiss Academic Software files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
Bkav[.NET executable]

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 57 scan results for the Swiss Academic Software 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 is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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