Alexa Internet - 0% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a file that has a digital signature from Alexa Internet? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically see Alexa Internet when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

Screenshot where Alexa Internet appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Alexa Internet with the following steps:

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

Here's a screencap of a file that has been digitally signed by Alexa Internet:

Screenshot of the Alexa Internet certificate

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 Alexa Internet and that the file has not been tampered with.

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, and so on. You can also view the address for Alexa Internet, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, UTN-USERFirst-Object and COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Alexa Internet certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Alexa Internet Files

The following are the Alexa Internet files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
0/46ATBPToolbar.1.0.dll
0/48ATBPToolbar.1.0.dll
0/49AlexaToolbar.11.0.dll
0/56AlexaToolbar.10.0.dll

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 199 scan results for the Alexa Internet files. 0 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

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