Did you just stumble upon a file that is digitally signed by Autodesk, Inc.? If that's the case, please read on.
You'll typically see Autodesk, Inc. when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view the additional details from the Autodesk, Inc. digital signature with the following steps:
Here's a screengrab of a file digitally signed by Autodesk, Inc.:
As you can see in the screengrab above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Autodesk, Inc. and that no one has tampered with the file.
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, and so on. You can also view the address for Autodesk, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Autodesk, Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the Autodesk, Inc. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/47 | setup.exe |
0/56 | AcWebBrowser.exe |
0/49 | Connect.Service.ContentService.exe |
0/59 | DtBridge.dll |
0/65 | ADPClientService.exe |
0/45 | connect.service.contentservice.exe |
0/69 | AdSSO.exe |
0/72 | AcSignIcon.dll |
0/49 | senddmp.exe |
0/68 | RevitAccelerator.exe |
0/66 | AcWebBrowser.exe |
Here's the detection names for the Autodesk, Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Antiy-AVL | Backdoor/Win32.Agent.gen |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 4023 scan reports for the Autodesk, Inc. files. 1 of these scan results 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.
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers: