Microsoft Windows XP Publisher - 0.046% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a file that has been digitally signed by Microsoft Windows XP Publisher? If so, please read on.

You will probably notice Microsoft Windows XP Publisher when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

You can view the additional details from the Microsoft Windows XP Publisher digital signature with the following procedure:

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

Here's a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by Microsoft Windows XP Publisher:

As you can see in the screencap above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Microsoft Windows XP Publisher and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can see 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 Microsoft Windows XP Publisher, such as the street name, city and country.

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

Microsoft Windows XP Publisher Files

The following are the Microsoft Windows XP Publisher files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

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

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Microsoft Windows XP Publisher 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 Microsoft Windows XP Publisher would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 2189 scan results for the Microsoft Windows XP Publisher files. 1 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

• 610e3b71000000000027
• 610e159300000000003c
• 6106513f000000000035
• 6105d1fe00000000003f

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