PlayThru Player - 6% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by PlayThru Player? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.PlayThruPlayer and PUA.Win32.Verti.Q. The detection rate for the PlayThru Player files collected here is 6%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see PlayThru Player 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 also view the PlayThru Player certificate with the following steps:

1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the PlayThru Player file
2. Right-click on 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 that has been signed by PlayThru Player:

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by PlayThru Player and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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 PlayThru Player, such as the street name, city and country.

Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the PlayThru Player certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

PlayThru Player Files

The following are the PlayThru Player files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the PlayThru Player files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 111 scan reports for the PlayThru Player files. 7 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.

Analysis Details

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

• 6630841305a87210a3280bab5b361393

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