SoftForum Co. LTD. - 1.3% Detection Rate *

Did you just download a file that has a digital signature from SoftForum Co. LTD. and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.

You will probably notice SoftForum Co. LTD. when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where SoftForum Co. LTD. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the SoftForum Co. LTD. certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by SoftForum Co. LTD.:

Screenshot of the SoftForum Co. LTD. certificate

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

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine 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 SoftForum Co. LTD., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the SoftForum Co. LTD. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above.

SoftForum Co. LTD. Files

These are the SoftForum Co. LTD. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
2/55xei_control2.exe
0/43CKAgent.exe
0/56XecureHSM_Monitor.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the SoftForum Co. LTD. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ByteHeroTrojan.Malware.Obscu.Gen.001
IkarusVirus.Win32.Heur

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 154 scan reports for the SoftForum Co. LTD. files. 2 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

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