InstallShield Software Corporation - 0% Detection Rate *

Did you just download a file that has a digital signature from InstallShield Software Corporation and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.

You will probably see InstallShield Software Corporation when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

You can view the digital signature details for InstallShield Software Corporation with the following steps:

1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the InstallShield Software Corporation file
2. Right-click the file and select Properties
3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
4. Click the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by InstallShield Software Corporation:

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by InstallShield Software Corporation 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 InstallShield Software Corporation, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Server CA and Thawte Code Signing CA has issued the InstallShield Software Corporation certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

InstallShield Software Corporation Files

These are the InstallShield Software Corporation files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from InstallShield Software Corporation as trusted, which means that the InstallShield Software Corporation files will appear with a green background and that there's no removal checkbox for the file. However, as you can see in the scan results below, a few of the anti-virus scanners detects the InstallShield Software Corporation file(s). My guess is that those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that InstallShield Software Corporation would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 393 scan results for the InstallShield Software Corporation files. 0 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

• 08d135
• 1f9ae0
• 1ed82f

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