Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by IDG COMMUNICATIONS LTD? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as malicious_confidence_96% (D) and HEUR/QVM06.1.0000.Malware.Gen. The detection rate for the IDG COMMUNICATIONS LTD files collected here is 5%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice IDG COMMUNICATIONS LTD when running 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 IDG COMMUNICATIONS LTD certificate with the following steps:
Here is a screenshot of a file signed by IDG COMMUNICATIONS LTD:
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 IDG COMMUNICATIONS LTD and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 view the address for IDG COMMUNICATIONS LTD, such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2 has issued the IDG COMMUNICATIONS LTD certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the IDG COMMUNICATIONS LTD files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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3/61 | DED57C4E-CD40-77C8-6676-F9114DBB3959_1d2a55ef057ef07 |
Here is the detection names for the IDG COMMUNICATIONS LTD 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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CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_96% (D) |
Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM06.1.0000.Malware.Gen |
Webroot | Malicious |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 61 scan reports for the IDG COMMUNICATIONS LTD files. 3 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers: