Did you just find a file that is digitally signed by WinZip Computing LLC? If so, please read on.
You will typically see WinZip Computing LLC when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the additional details from the WinZip Computing LLC digital signature with the following procedure:
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by WinZip Computing LLC:
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 WinZip Computing LLC and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view 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 WinZip Computing LLC, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2 and GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the WinZip Computing LLC certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the WinZip Computing LLC files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/57 | winzipsmartmonitorservice.exe |
1/57 | FAHDll64.dll |
1/52 | FAHConsole.exe |
1/57 | FAHConsole.exe |
2/56 | FAHWindow64.exe |
1/57 | WZUpdateNotifier.exe |
1/56 | FAHConsole.exe |
1/57 | WzPreloader.exe |
1/57 | FAHDll64.dll |
1/57 | FAHConsole.exe |
1/57 | WzBGTools.exe |
1/57 | FAHConsole.exe |
1/56 | FAHDll32.dll |
1/57 | FAHWindow64.exe |
1/57 | WZUpdateNotifier.exe |
1/57 | FAHWindow32.exe |
1/57 | wzshls64.dll |
4/62 | winzip smart monitor service.exe |
1/58 | FAHConsole.exe |
1/68 | FAHWindow64.exe |
1/48 | FAHConsole.exe |
2/55 | f_006ad4 |
2/56 | roboot.exe |
1/56 | FAHDll32.dll |
2/60 | WinZipSmartMonitor.exe |
1/54 | A0129093.exe |
1/56 | clamscan.exe |
1/57 | ROBoot64.exe |
1/57 | WMPUninstall.exe |
1/55 | _iu14D2N.tmp |
1/55 | WinZipSmartNotificationsService.exe |
1/62 | wzshls64.dll |
0/56 | WzBGTools.exe |
0/52 | FAHWindow.exe |
0/57 | WzPreloader.exe |
0/51 | FAHConsole.exe |
0/56 | FAHConsole.exe |
0/46 | FAHConsole.exe |
0/50 | FAHDll.dll |
0/56 | WZUpdateNotifier.exe |
0/49 | FAHDll.dll |
Here's the detection names for the WinZip Computing LLC files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Bkav | W64.HfsAdware.EF70, W32.HfsAdware.EF70 |
ByteHero | Trojan.Malware.Obscu.Gen.006 |
DrWeb | Program.Unwanted.1340, Program.Raxco.4 |
ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Systweak.H, a variant of Win32/Systweak.A potentially unwanted, a variant of Win64/Systweak.A, a variant of Win32/Systweak.Q potentially unwanted |
Jiangmin | Adware/Agent.azrr |
Rising | Malware.Undefined!8.C (cloud:IuqWV38FBAG) |
TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0429, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0523 |
VBA32 | TrojanFakeAV.Tweaker |
Zillya | Adware.RK.Win32.675 |
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 5972 scan results for the WinZip Computing LLC files. 39 of these scan reports 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 is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: