Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Panda Software International? If so, please read on.
You will typically see Panda Software International when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Panda Software International with the following steps:
Here's a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Panda Software International:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Panda Software International and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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, etc. You can also see the address for Panda Software International, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the Panda Software International certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the Panda Software International files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from Panda Software International as trusted, which means that the Panda Software International 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 Panda Software International file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Panda Software International would ship a malware file.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
---|---|
0/41 | avldr.dll |
0/46 | avldr.dll |
0/46 | systools.dll |
0/45 | pavprsrv.exe |
0/51 | pfdnnt.exe |
0/42 | fnetmon.sys |
0/49 | PGUNNT.exe |
0/41 | pavcpl.cpl |
0/41 | UDD84B9.tmp |
0/41 | Pagent.exe |
The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 443 scan reports for the Panda Software International files. 0 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: