Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by WhatsApp, Inc? If so, please read on.
You'll typically notice WhatsApp, 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 WhatsApp, Inc digital signature with the following procedure:
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by WhatsApp, Inc:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by WhatsApp, Inc and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 view the address for WhatsApp, Inc, such as the street name, city and country.
DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA has issued the WhatsApp, Inc certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
These are the WhatsApp, Inc files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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0/69 | Update.exe |
0/73 | Update.exe |
0/70 | Update.exe |
0/69 | Update.exe |
0/68 | WhatsApp.exe |
0/70 | Update.exe |
0/70 | WhatsApp.exe |
0/69 | keytar.node |
0/69 | notificationstate.node |
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 627 scan results for the WhatsApp, Inc files. 0 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: