Did you just stumble upon a file that has a digital signature from Autodesk, Inc? If that's the case, please read on.
You will probably see Autodesk, 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 also view the Autodesk, Inc certificate with the following steps:
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Autodesk, Inc:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Autodesk, 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, etc. You can also see the address for Autodesk, Inc, such as the street name, city and country.
Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA - G2, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2001 CA has issued the Autodesk, Inc certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the Autodesk, Inc files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from Autodesk, Inc as trusted, which means that the Autodesk, 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 Autodesk, Inc file(s). My guess is that those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Autodesk, Inc would ship a malware file.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/70 | AcSignCore16.dll |
1/48 | Setup.exe |
0/54 | AdAppMgr.exe |
0/56 | AdSync.exe |
0/51 | acstart17.exe |
0/51 | AcSignIcon.dll |
0/55 | acwebbrowser.exe |
0/47 | AcSignIcon.dll |
0/55 | mitsijm.exe |
0/57 | adappmgrsvc.exe |
0/57 | acstart16.exe |
0/56 | AcLauncher.exe |
Here's the detection names for the Autodesk, 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 incorrect since it is very unlikely that Autodesk, Inc would ship a malware file.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Jiangmin | Trojan.KillMBR.o |
TrendMicro-HouseCall | HV_PATCHED_BK082E4F.TOMC |
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 8244 scan results for the Autodesk, Inc files. 2 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.
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers: