Did you just download a file that is digitally signed by HGST, Inc. and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.
You will typically notice HGST, Inc. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the HGST, Inc. certificate with the following procedure:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by HGST, Inc.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by HGST, Inc. 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, etc. You can also examine the address for HGST, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 has issued the HGST, Inc. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.
The following are the HGST, Inc. files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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0/62 | Touro Cloud BackupCrawler.exe |
0/57 | ShellExtension1.dll |
0/62 | Touro Cloud Backup.exe |
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 181 scan results for the HGST, Inc. files. 0 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers: