Did you just download a file that has been digitally signed by Marvell Semiconductor and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.
You will typically see Marvell Semiconductor when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Marvell Semiconductor with the following steps:
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Marvell Semiconductor:
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 Marvell Semiconductor and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 Marvell Semiconductor, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the Marvell Semiconductor certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the Marvell Semiconductor files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from Marvell Semiconductor as safe, which means that the Marvell Semiconductor 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 Marvell Semiconductor file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Marvell Semiconductor would ship a malware file.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
---|---|
0/43 | mv61xx.sys |
0/43 | mv91xx.sys |
0/43 | mvs91xx.sys |
0/42 | mv61xx.sys |
0/44 | mv91xx.sys |
0/46 | mvs94xx.sys |
0/41 | mv61xx.sys |
0/42 | mv91cons.sys |
0/49 | mv61xx.sys |
0/46 | mv61xx.sys |
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 1864 scan reports for the Marvell Semiconductor 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 has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: