Via Advertising Group Publisher Information

Did you just download a file that is digitally signed by Via Advertising Group and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically notice Via Advertising Group when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Via Advertising Group appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the Via Advertising Group certificate with the following steps:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Via Advertising Group:

Screenshot of the Via Advertising Group certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Via Advertising Group 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, and so on. You can also see the address for Via Advertising Group, such as the street name, city and country.

thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Via Advertising Group certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Via Advertising Group Files

These are the Via Advertising Group files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.Unfortunately I don't have any scan result from VirusTotal available for the Via Advertising Group files at the moment. The scan results will appear here as soon as a FreeFixer user uploads a file digitally signed by Via Advertising Group.

Detection RatioFile Name
Not availableS1BlBg4Zwl.tmp

Analysis Details

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

Comments

No comments posted yet.

Leave a reply