WebEx Communications Inc. - 0.345% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a file that is digitally signed by WebEx Communications Inc.? If that's the case, please read on.

You'll probably see WebEx Communications Inc. when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

Screenshot where WebEx Communications Inc. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for WebEx Communications Inc. with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by WebEx Communications Inc.:

Screenshot of the WebEx Communications Inc. certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by WebEx Communications Inc. and that the file has not been tampered with.

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 WebEx Communications Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA has issued the WebEx Communications Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

WebEx Communications Inc. Files

These are the WebEx Communications Inc. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
6/42OI31Upd.exe
0/42atinst.exe
0/50atashost.exe
0/46atashost.exe
0/46atauthor.exe
0/47atashost.exe
0/52atashost.exe
0/42wbxreport.exe
0/47atashost.exe
0/43ptonecli.dll
0/42ptonecli.dll

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the WebEx Communications Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AhnLab-V3Win-Trojan/Agent.202056
AntiVirTR/Agent.202056
IkarusTrojan-Dropper.Agent
SophosMal/Generic-L
eSafeWin32.TRAgent
nProtectTrojan/W32.Agent.202056.B

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 1739 scan results for the WebEx Communications Inc. files. 6 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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