Did you just download a file that is digitally signed by Axantum Software AB and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.
You will typically notice Axantum Software AB when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Axantum Software AB digital signature with the following procedure:
Here is a screencap of a file signed by Axantum Software AB:
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 Axantum Software AB and that the file has not been tampered with.
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 Axantum Software AB, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO Code Signing CA 2 and UTN-USERFirst-Object has issued the Axantum Software AB certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the Axantum Software AB files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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5/51 | AxCrypt-1.7.3156.0-Setup.exe |
0/50 | ShellExt.dll |
0/43 | AxCryptShellExt.dll |
0/44 | ShellExt.dll |
0/46 | ShellExt.dll |
0/55 | AxCryptShellExt.dll |
Here's the detection names for the Axantum Software AB files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Agnitum | Riskware.OpenCandy! |
DrWeb | Adware.OpenCandy.7 |
ESET-NOD32 | Win32/OpenCandy |
Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.OpenCandy |
Rising | PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5 |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 399 scan reports for the Axantum Software AB files. 5 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. 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: