Did you just download a file that is digitally signed by Dell Incorporated and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.
You will probably notice Dell Incorporated when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Dell Incorporated with the following steps:
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Dell Incorporated:
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 Dell Incorporated and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine 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 examine the address for Dell Incorporated, such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA has issued the Dell Incorporated certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
The following are the Dell Incorporated files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from Dell Incorporated as safe, which means that the Dell Incorporated files will appear with a green background and that there is 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 Dell Incorporated file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Dell Incorporated would ship a malware file.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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0/46 | dlcxcoms.exe |
0/45 | memcard.exe |
0/54 | memcard.exe |
0/48 | dlcqcoms.exe |
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 193 scan results for the Dell Incorporated files. 0 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: