Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Avecto? If that's the case, please read on.
You'll typically see Avecto when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Avecto with the following procedure:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Avecto:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Avecto and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 Avecto, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Avecto certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the Avecto files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
---|---|
0/29 | PGHook.dll |
0/54 | PGHook.dll |
0/57 | PGSystemTray.exe |
0/55 | PGBrowserHelper.dll |
0/54 | pghook.dll |
0/57 | PGBrowserHelper.dll |
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 306 scan results for the Avecto files. 0 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers: