The Nielsen Company - 0% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a file that has been digitally signed by The Nielsen Company? If that's the case, please read on.
You will probably see The Nielsen Company 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 The Nielsen Company certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the The Nielsen Company file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by The Nielsen Company:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by The Nielsen Company and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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, etc. You can also examine the address for The Nielsen Company, such as the street name, city and country.
Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the The Nielsen Company certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The Nielsen Company Files
These are the The Nielsen Company files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 0/57 | NIELSE~1.EXE |
| 0/57 | nnfwdk64.sys |
| 0/55 | NielsenOnline.exe |
| 0/55 | NielsenOnline64.exe |
| 0/41 | nnfwdk.sys |
| 0/55 | NielsenUpdate.exe |
| 0/55 | netsight_setup_6.2.0.22_MP_Production_New_Recruitment_UK_mid52817306048_p.exe |
| 0/67 | iebhocs.DLL |
| 0/57 | nielsenonline.exe |
| 0/57 | NielsenUpdate.exe |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 1618 scan reports for the The Nielsen Company files. 0 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 21a848199f5c3e127cdf77b5b0689c8a
- 0af2b68b0b46c5c2109323bc3e976727
- 2c0c3d58da49d54f98780e4085c08c54
- 0dc1cd78b11bb62bef8eb4e889f5cb31