Office Timeline - 0.373% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a file that is digitally signed by Office Timeline? If so, please read on.

You will probably notice Office Timeline when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Office Timeline appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Office Timeline certificate with the following steps:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Office Timeline:

Screenshot of the Office Timeline certificate

As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Office Timeline and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above, you can examine 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 view the address for Office Timeline, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 and COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Office Timeline certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

Office Timeline Files

The following are the Office Timeline files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/50OfficeTimelineStartup.exe
0/50OfficeTimelineStartup.exe
0/552f241.rbf
0/57OfficeTimelineStartup.exe
0/56OfficeTimelineStartUp.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Office Timeline files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
EmsisoftDropped:Generic.Malware.FWdld.9E4A5D09 (B)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 268 scan reports for the Office Timeline files. 1 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

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