Did you just download a file that has been digitally signed by Fortinet Technologies and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.
You will probably see Fortinet Technologies when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Fortinet Technologies certificate with the following procedure:
Here is a screencap of a file that has been signed by Fortinet Technologies:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Fortinet Technologies and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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, etc. You can also examine the address for Fortinet Technologies, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the Fortinet Technologies certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
These are the Fortinet Technologies files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/51 | FortiClientVirusCleaner.exe |
0/47 | fortishield.sys |
0/57 | FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe |
0/49 | fortifw.sys |
0/43 | fortiapd.sys |
0/54 | pppop64.sys |
0/56 | FortiTray.exe |
0/50 | fortimon2.sys |
0/48 | fortiloader.sys |
0/56 | fortifilter.sys |
0/43 | FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe |
Here's the detection names for the Fortinet Technologies 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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Rising | PE:Backdoor.MSIL.Bladabindi!1.9DE6 |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 1442 scan reports for the Fortinet Technologies files. 1 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: