Macrovision Corporation - 0.062% Detection Rate *

Did you just download a file that is digitally signed by Macrovision Corporation and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.

You will probably notice Macrovision Corporation when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:

You can view the digital signature details for Macrovision Corporation with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screencap of a file that has been signed by Macrovision Corporation:

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 Macrovision Corporation and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab 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, etc. You can also see the address for Macrovision Corporation, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA has issued the Macrovision Corporation certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Macrovision Corporation Files

The following are the Macrovision Corporation files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Macrovision Corporation as trusted, which means that the Macrovision Corporation 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 Macrovision Corporation file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It is unlikely that Macrovision Corporation would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Macrovision Corporation files. I have 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 Macrovision Corporation would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 1614 scan reports for the Macrovision Corporation files. 1 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

• 036939c475d53c1d70992db8a87eb7d3
• 3eff24

• Privacy Policy