Sammsoft - 0.662% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a file that is digitally signed by Sammsoft? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically notice Sammsoft when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Sammsoft appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

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

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

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

Screenshot of the Sammsoft certificate

As you can see in the screencap above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Sammsoft and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot 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, and so on. You can also examine the address for Sammsoft, such as the street name, city and country.

UTN-USERFirst-Object has issued the Sammsoft certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Sammsoft Files

These are the Sammsoft files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/56AROTrial_bt.exe
0/46CheckForV4.dll
0/49AOLDefragSrv.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

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

ScannerDetection Names
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Systweak potentially unwanted

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 151 scan results for the Sammsoft files. 1 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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