ShowMyPC - 6% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by ShowMyPC? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Win-PUP/ShowMyPC.Exp and Unsafe. The detection rate for the ShowMyPC files collected here is 6%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see ShowMyPC when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can view the additional details from the ShowMyPC digital signature with the following steps:

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

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

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, etc. You can also see the address for ShowMyPC, such as the street name, city and country.

UTN-USERFirst-Object and COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the ShowMyPC certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

ShowMyPC Files

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

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the ShowMyPC 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 124 scan results for the ShowMyPC files. 7 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view 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:

• 352dec9369cf550e9d2efe360b04d26e
• 7694f4dd244e1c5ea063c7015d1c4460

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