Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent - 0% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically notice Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent when running 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 Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent certificate with the following steps:

1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent 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 digitally signed by Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent:

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent, such as the street name, city and country.

Intel External Basic Issuing CA 3B has issued the Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent Files

These are the Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent as safe, which means that the Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent files will appear with a green background and that there is 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 Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent file(s). My guess is that those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 1271 scan results for the Intel(R) Biometric and Context Agent files. 0 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.

Analysis Details

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

• 330000b915f9faae72b418aa3a00020000b915
• 330000b64e8c042c98dc02c4d300020000b64e
• 330000aff25d46f1ed8a031ced00020000aff2

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