Trend Micro, Inc. - 0.029% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a file that is digitally signed by Trend Micro, Inc.? If that's the case, please read on.
You'll probably see Trend Micro, Inc. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Trend Micro, Inc. with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Trend Micro, Inc. file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Trend Micro, Inc.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Trend Micro, 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 Trend Micro, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA and DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2) has issued the Trend Micro, Inc. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Trend Micro, Inc. Files
The following are the Trend Micro, Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from Trend Micro, Inc. as trusted, which means that the Trend Micro, Inc. 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 Trend Micro, Inc. file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Trend Micro, Inc. would ship a malware file.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/46 | coreServiceShell.exe |
| 1/44 | pccntmon.exe |
| 1/54 | hcpackage.exe |
| 1/65 | coreFrameworkHost.exe |
| 1/68 | PtSessionAgent.exe |
| 0/42 | tmcomm.sys |
| 0/66 | DRScanner.exe |
| 0/42 | tmebc32.sys |
| 0/45 | Inspect.exe |
| 0/43 | uiWinMgr.exe |
| 0/43 | uiSeAgnt.exe |
| 0/47 | AQA309.EXE |
| 0/47 | TMDC.exe |
| 0/56 | PwmConsole.exe |
| 0/56 | ptsvchost.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Trend Micro, Inc. 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 false positives since it is very unlikely that Trend Micro, Inc. would ship a malware file.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| APEX | Malicious |
| Baidu | Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9983 |
| ClamAV | Win.Trojan.Agent-28785 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.DIRW0342.dftiwy |
| Norman | W32/Vir_Generic.TLT |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 17063 scan results for the Trend Micro, Inc. files. 5 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 24e3d70b86ed54d0b22c3450b960984e
- 645212f783f4d7aba3555729e99ce065
- 6326c00ead256b6837eeb29b5ee84720
- 497c4fad471540e6e453d0cafb155740
- 01b961783f842b688b8e6887e59a9c86
- 225c8b52640584163ec1835017ded781
- 1519396ee230f02cad1fcfdb077a35f0
- 5bb307b9e6fbf0c0fd40f5772d1ad8e3
- 1a9d178ad334acdf47c8a0d15bb50e6e