Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Spotify AB? If so, please read on.
You will typically notice Spotify AB when double-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 additional details from the Spotify AB certificate with the following procedure:
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Spotify AB:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Spotify AB and that the file has not been tampered with.
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 examine the address for Spotify AB, such as the street name, city and country.
DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA and COMODO Code Signing CA 2 has issued the Spotify AB certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the Spotify AB files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
The FreeFixer tool treats files from Spotify AB as trusted, which means that the Spotify AB files will appear with a green background and that there's no removal checkbox for the file. However, as you can see in the scan results below, a few of the anti-virus scanners detects the Spotify AB file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Spotify AB would ship a malware file.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/55 | SpotifySetup.exe |
1/57 | SpotifyWebHelper.exe |
0/44 | SpotifyLauncher.exe |
0/50 | SpotifyWebHelper.exe |
0/47 | SpotifyWebHelper.exe |
0/45 | SpotifyWebHelper.exe |
0/56 | SpotifyWebHelper.exe |
0/54 | SpotifyWebHelper.exe |
0/55 | SpotifyWebHelper.exe |
0/54 | SpotifyWebHelper.exe |
0/48 | SpotifyWebHelper.exe |
0/51 | SpotifyWebHelper.exe |
Here's the detection names for the Spotify AB files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
As mentioned above, I think these detections are incorrect since it is very unlikely that Spotify AB would ship a malware file.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Rising | PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F] |
Zillya | Worm.Allaple.Win32.29928 |
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 3287 scan reports for the Spotify AB files. 2 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.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: