1&1 Mail & Media GmbH - 0.157% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a file that has a digital signature from 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH? If that's the case, please read on.
You will probably see 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screencap of a file that has been signed by 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH:
As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 see the address for 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH, such as the street name, city and country.
thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 and DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2) has issued the 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
1&1 Mail & Media GmbH Files
The following are the 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/57 | Au_.exe |
| 1/61 | GMX_MailCheck_Broker.exe |
| 0/48 | WEB.DE_MailCheck.dll |
| 0/46 | uitb.dll |
| 0/52 | WEB.DE_MailCheck.dll |
| 0/55 | WEB.DE_MailCheck.dll |
| 0/60 | GMX_MailCheck.dll |
| 0/69 | WEB.DE_MailCheck_Broker.exe |
| 0/70 | WEB.DE_MailCheck.dll |
| 0/47 | WEB.DE_MailCheck.dll |
| 0/56 | webde_onlinespeicher_setup_a201412.exe |
| 0/57 | mailcheck_ie_2014_12_02_sps_dss_ki20501.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.dc |
| Paloalto | generic.pup |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 1271 scan reports for the 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH files. 2 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 16b93576f65d94f2632fd86e8c138f86
- 3163be5a535cb1e2267fadd6a2971347
- 44721bf3aed4cd7a509fc7ae6a6922ba
- 75666a569980b5c13e2bba81cc81ff7b
- 0deeb2c55de380ac533aa6a235a812f0
- 51e91e94c4f29be7eff73d70a36dcab2