Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from simplix? If so, please read on.
You will probably see simplix when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for simplix with the following steps:
Here's a screencap of a file that has been signed by simplix:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by simplix and that the file has not been tampered with.
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, etc. You can also view the address for simplix, such as the street name, city and country.
Simplix Root Authority has issued the simplix certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the simplix files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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2/56 | WinKernel.exe |
1/62 | WinKernel.exe |
0/57 | WinKernel.exe |
0/47 | backup.exe |
0/46 | xpsp2res.dll |
0/55 | xpsp2res.dll |
Here's the detection names for the simplix files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Bkav | HW64.packed.AC5F, HW64.packed.4E06 |
Zillya | Adware.OutBrowse.Win32.77100 |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 459 scan reports for the simplix files. 3 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: