Random Apps Publisher Information

Did you just run into a file that has a digital signature from Random Apps? If that's the case, please read on.

You'll typically see Random Apps when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Random Apps appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Random Apps digital signature with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Random Apps:

Screenshot of the Random Apps certificate

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

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 view the address for Random Apps, such as the street name, city and country.

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

Random Apps Files

These are the Random Apps files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.Unfortunately I don't have any scan result from VirusTotal available for the Random Apps files at the moment. The scan results will appear here as soon as a FreeFixer user uploads a file digitally signed by Random Apps.

Detection RatioFile Name
Not availablenetwork_inventory_advisor.exe

Analysis Details

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

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