Did you just download a file that has a digital signature from Data Protection Solutions and wonder if the file is safe? If that's the case, please read on.
You will probably see Data Protection Solutions 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:
You can view additional details from the Data Protection Solutions certificate with the following procedure:
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Data Protection Solutions:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Data Protection Solutions 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, and so on. You can also view the address for Data Protection Solutions, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Data Protection Solutions certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the Data Protection Solutions files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/53 | uninstall.exe |
Here's the detection names for the Data Protection Solutions files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.ShareThis.A |
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 53 scan reports for the Data Protection Solutions files. 1 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.
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers: