RealNetworks, Inc. - 0.105% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a file that has a digital signature from RealNetworks, Inc.? If so, please read on.

You will probably see RealNetworks, Inc. when 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 additional details from the RealNetworks, Inc. certificate with the following steps:

1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the RealNetworks, Inc. file
2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screengrab of a file that has been signed by RealNetworks, Inc.:

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by RealNetworks, 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 examine the address for RealNetworks, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA and Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the RealNetworks, Inc. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

RealNetworks, Inc. Files

The following are the RealNetworks, Inc. files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from RealNetworks, Inc. as trusted, which means that the RealNetworks, 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 RealNetworks, Inc. file(s). My guess is that those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that RealNetworks, Inc. would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the RealNetworks, Inc. files. I have 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 RealNetworks, Inc. would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 18162 scan results for the RealNetworks, Inc. files. 19 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 18ab64bf8feb2c4b348f5d371e6d116c
• 72b64df3dbcc1fb70c7858961b8a5bba
• 17fdfbd161cdd4a95804a4808d678fca
• 4c548d34bc727dedeb3cb1d452ba3ffb
• 79c168d8457e463a4ec3d683fa7af5d0
• 12ee97f76b5699e32b08af5df83a2030
• 24e4d16cf2ddc2f0aa04743b87515989
• 4eab2828afc3987d9d86d3770e741255

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