Download Safely - 20% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Download Safely? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan ( 004aff471 ) and Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT. The detection rate for the Download Safely files collected here is 20%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Download Safely when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Download Safely with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Download Safely file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Download Safely:
As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Download Safely 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for Download Safely, such as the street name, city and country.
COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Download Safely certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Download Safely Files
These are the Download Safely files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 11/55 | Free_Download_Setup.exe |
| 11/55 | Free_Download_Setup.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Download Safely files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.35B |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Avira | ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7 |
| DrWeb | Trojan.InstallCore.10 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/InstallCore.RA |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 004aff471 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 004aff471 ) |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dhpyfv |
| Sophos | Install Core Click run software |
| VBA32 | Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 110 scan reports for the Download Safely files. 22 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review 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:
- 394e6887b8284f8ba2bba9e91784dfb7