Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher - 0% Detection Rate *

Did you just download a file that is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.

You will probably see Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher 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 Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher certificate with the following procedure:

1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher file
2. Right-click the file and select Properties
3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screengrab of a file that has been signed by Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher:

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 Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher 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 Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher, such as the street name, city and country.

Microsoft Windows Verification Intermediate PCA has issued the Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher Files

The following are the Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher as trusted, which means that the Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher 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 Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher file(s). My guess is that those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 1449 scan reports for the Microsoft Windows 2000 Publisher files. 0 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

• 6111e3e7000000000009
• 6106992500000000003d
• 6105767400000000002d

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