Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by TeamViewer GmbH? If so, please read on.
You'll typically notice TeamViewer GmbH when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for TeamViewer GmbH with the following procedure:
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by TeamViewer GmbH:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by TeamViewer GmbH 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, and so on. You can also view the address for TeamViewer GmbH, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1 has issued the TeamViewer GmbH certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the TeamViewer GmbH files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from TeamViewer GmbH as safe, which means that the TeamViewer GmbH 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 TeamViewer GmbH file(s). My guess is that those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that TeamViewer GmbH would ship a malware file.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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0/48 | teamviewer_service.exe |
0/47 | tv_w32.exe |
0/59 | Un_A.exe |
0/41 | TeamViewer_Resource_de.dll |
0/65 | TeamViewerMeetingAddinShim64.dll |
0/70 | TvUpdateInfo.exe |
0/50 | $RY8PL0U.exe |
0/57 | TeamViewerQS (2).exe |
0/58 | tv_w32.exe |
0/62 | tv_w32.exe |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 894 scan results for the TeamViewer GmbH files. 0 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: