The Document Foundation - 0% Detection Rate *

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

You will typically see The Document Foundation when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where The Document Foundation appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for The Document Foundation with the following steps:

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

Here is a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by The Document Foundation:

Screenshot of the The Document Foundation certificate

As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by The Document Foundation and that the file has not been tampered with.

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, etc. You can also examine the address for The Document Foundation, such as the street name, city and country.

StartCom Class 2 Primary Intermediate Object CA has issued the The Document Foundation certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

The Document Foundation Files

The following are the The Document Foundation files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
0/54python33.dll
0/52shlxthdl_x64.dll
0/46soffice.exe
0/43sdraw.exe
0/46smath.exe
0/55canvasfactorylo.dll
0/54soffice.exe
0/55swriter.exe
0/55soffice.exe
0/56propertyhdl_x64.dll

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 4235 scan reports for the The Document Foundation files. 0 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 is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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