Shanda Games - 8% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Shanda Games? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Gen:Variant.Midie.8434 and Trojan ( 004d81fd1 ). The detection rate for the Shanda Games files collected here is 8%. Please read on for more details.

You'll typically notice Shanda Games when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can view additional details from the Shanda Games certificate with the following steps:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Shanda Games:

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Shanda Games and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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, etc. You can also examine the address for Shanda Games, such as the street name, city and country.

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

Shanda Games Files

These are the Shanda Games files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Shanda Games files. I have 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've gathered 293 scan results for the Shanda Games files. 23 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.

Analysis Details

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

• 43730490130e3331c7a5d978f426e9a0

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