Synaptics Incorporated - 0.039% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a file that is digitally signed by Synaptics Incorporated? If so, please read on.

You'll probably see Synaptics Incorporated when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can view the additional details from the Synaptics Incorporated digital signature with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Synaptics Incorporated:

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 Synaptics Incorporated and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above, you can see 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 Synaptics Incorporated, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Synaptics Incorporated certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Synaptics Incorporated Files

The following are the Synaptics Incorporated files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Synaptics Incorporated as safe, which means that the Synaptics Incorporated 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 Synaptics Incorporated file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Synaptics Incorporated would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

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

As mentioned above, I think these detections are incorrect since it is very unlikely that Synaptics Incorporated would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 20544 scan results for the Synaptics Incorporated files. 8 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. 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:

• 24b3eea347d16bd21b67c0a9ea4f39c5
• 76385de614bcbe5bae4d49d9ae895cf7
• 7666f889bf442cd3165cd667993b5d8f

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