Did you just stumble upon a file that is digitally signed by Broadcom Corp? If so, please read on.
You will probably see Broadcom Corp 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 Broadcom Corp digital signature with the following procedure:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Broadcom Corp:
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 Broadcom Corp and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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 Broadcom Corp, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the Broadcom Corp certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
These are the Broadcom Corp files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
---|---|
0/47 | hostcontrolservice.exe |
0/49 | BcmDeviceAndTaskStatusService.exe |
0/49 | BcmDeviceAndTaskStatusService.exe |
0/47 | HostControlService.exe |
0/42 | CVUsrIfc.dll |
0/55 | HostControlService.exe |
0/46 | bipdll.dll |
0/48 | HostControlService.exe |
0/47 | hostcontrolservice.exe |
0/46 | HostControlService.exe |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 1958 scan reports for the Broadcom Corp files. 0 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers: