American Power Conversion - 0.413% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by American Power Conversion? If that's the case, please read on.

You will probably see American Power Conversion 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 American Power Conversion appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the American Power Conversion digital signature with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the American Power Conversion 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's a screengrab of a file that has been signed by American Power Conversion:

Screenshot of the American Power Conversion certificate

As you can see in the screengrab above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by American Power Conversion 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, etc. You can also view the address for American Power Conversion, such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the American Power Conversion certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

American Power Conversion Files

These are the American Power Conversion files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/57apcsystray.exe
0/46DataCollectionLauncher.exe
0/45Display.exe
0/47dataserv.exe
0/47mainserv.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the American Power Conversion files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
BkavW32.HfsAdware.A7B6

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 242 scan reports for the American Power Conversion files. 1 of these scan reports 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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