Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. - 0.409% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a file that has a digital signature from Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd.? If so, please read on.

You will probably notice Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd.:

Screenshot of the Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. 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 see the address for Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd., such as the street name, city and country.

GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G3, DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1 and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. Files

The following are the Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/70SogouImeBroker.exe
2/69SogouCloud.exe
0/68SGNews.exe
0/68sogousvc.exe
0/69sogoutsf.ime
0/44SogouExplorer.exe
0/68sogoutsf.ime
0/67SogouExe.exe
0/721900056377.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.Shelma
JiangminTrojan.Shelma.doo
VBA32BScope.Trojan.Fuerboos

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 734 scan results for the Beijing Sogou Technology Development Co., Ltd. files. 3 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view 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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