Western Digital Technologies Inc. - 0% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a file that is digitally signed by Western Digital Technologies Inc.? If that's the case, please read on.
You will probably see Western Digital Technologies 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 additional details from the Western Digital Technologies Inc. certificate with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Western Digital Technologies Inc. file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Western Digital Technologies Inc.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Western Digital Technologies Inc. and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 examine the address for Western Digital Technologies Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the Western Digital Technologies Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Western Digital Technologies Inc. Files
These are the Western Digital Technologies Inc. files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 0/53 | WD SmartWare.exe |
| 0/56 | WD SmartWare.exe |
| 0/42 | WD SmartWare.exe |
| 0/49 | WDDMStatus.exe |
| 0/46 | WDDMStatus.exe |
| 0/57 | WDDMStatus.exe |
| 0/41 | EraseDrive.exe |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 344 scan reports for the Western Digital Technologies Inc. files. 0 of these scan reports 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 16733c3a565d05a45d68a049da3d0700