Did you just download a file that is digitally signed by WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.
You will probably see WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view additional details from the WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES certificate with the following steps:
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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, etc. You can also see the address for WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, such as the street name, city and country.
Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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0/68 | WDSyncService.exe |
0/56 | BackupTask.exe |
0/57 | WDDriveAutoUnlock.exe |
0/56 | WDDriveService.exe |
0/67 | WD Drive Unlock.exe |
0/71 | WDDriveUtilitiesHelper.exe |
0/57 | WDLockedFiles.exe |
0/57 | AppManagerLauncher.exe |
0/61 | WDDriveService.exe |
0/70 | WDContextMenuHandler.dll |
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 1011 scan reports for the WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES files. 0 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: