Sony Online Entertainment - 1.3% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a file that has a digital signature from Sony Online Entertainment? If so, please read on.
You will typically notice Sony Online Entertainment 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 view the digital signature details for Sony Online Entertainment with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Sony Online Entertainment file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Sony Online Entertainment:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Sony Online Entertainment and that no one has tampered with the file.
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 see the address for Sony Online Entertainment, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the Sony Online Entertainment certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Sony Online Entertainment Files
These are the Sony Online Entertainment files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/55 | LaunchPad.exe |
| 2/41 | UninstallPlugin.exe |
| 0/42 | SOE Web Installer Uninstaller.exe |
| 0/41 | Uninstaller-1588.exe |
| 0/55 | AwesomiumProcess.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Sony Online Entertainment files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.Fraud |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.ModifiedUPX.C!86 |
| TheHacker | Posible_Worm32 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 234 scan results for the Sony Online Entertainment files. 3 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:
- 680487e3f6e6263c6d5fe4d6ee075487
- 68df7f78f6836ed5c4af0c3afd4f65ce
- 4aa048aac5f1e7f7d0c830b115ccefbc