Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from SoftEther K.K.? If so, please read on.
You will probably see SoftEther K.K. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can also view the SoftEther K.K. certificate with the following steps:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by SoftEther K.K.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by SoftEther K.K. 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, etc. You can also examine the address for SoftEther K.K., such as the street name, city and country.
GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the SoftEther K.K. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the SoftEther K.K. files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
---|---|
0/46 | vpnclient.exe |
0/56 | selow_x64.sys |
0/57 | selow_x64.sys |
0/50 | selow_x86.sys |
0/56 | selow_x64.sys |
0/57 | selow_x64.sys |
0/54 | 48616C33.dll |
0/57 | selow_x64.sys |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 433 scan results for the SoftEther K.K. files. 0 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers: