Alienware Corporation - 0.107% Detection Rate *

Did you just download a file that has a digital signature from Alienware Corporation and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.

You will probably notice Alienware Corporation when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Alienware Corporation appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Alienware Corporation certificate with the following steps:

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

Here is a screencap of a file signed by Alienware Corporation:

Screenshot of the Alienware Corporation certificate

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 Alienware Corporation and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view 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 Alienware Corporation, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the Alienware Corporation certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Alienware Corporation Files

The following are the Alienware Corporation files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/65AlienwareAlienFXController.exe
0/42LightFX.dll
0/47AlienwareAlienFXController.exe
0/49AlienwareAlienFXTester.exe
0/50AWCCStartupOrchestrator.exe
0/43AWCCStartupOrchestrator.exe
0/46AlienFusionController.exe
0/44AWCCStartupOrchestrator.exe
0/50AlienFusionService.exe
0/49AWCCStartupOrchestrator.exe
0/50AWCCApplicationWatcher32.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Alienware Corporation files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
eGambitmalicious_confidence_70%

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 932 scan reports for the Alienware Corporation files. 1 of these scan results 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 based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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