Webroot Software, Inc. - 0.912% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a file that has a digital signature from Webroot Software, Inc.? If so, please read on.

You will probably notice Webroot Software, Inc. when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can view the additional details from the Webroot Software, Inc. digital signature with the following procedure:

1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Webroot Software, Inc. file
2. Right-click the file and select Properties
3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Webroot Software, Inc.:

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 Webroot Software, Inc. 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for Webroot Software, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the Webroot Software, Inc. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Webroot Software, Inc. Files

The following are the Webroot Software, Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Webroot Software, Inc. as trusted, which means that the Webroot Software, 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 Webroot Software, Inc. file(s). My guess is that those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Webroot Software, Inc. would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Webroot Software, Inc. files. I've 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 Webroot Software, Inc. would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 1097 scan results for the Webroot Software, Inc. files. 10 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 769328f4a1ae00a21e71a04099615f01
• 3fa8feed52d7b4d31b94e96ba2601572

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