Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer Publisher - 0.046% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer Publisher? If so, please read on.

You will typically notice Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer Publisher when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can also view the Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer Publisher certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer Publisher:

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer Publisher and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap 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 examine the address for Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer Publisher, such as the street name, city and country.

Microsoft Development PCA 2014 and Microsoft Code Signing PCA 2010 has issued the Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer Publisher certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer Publisher Files

These are the Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer Publisher files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

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

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer 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 false positives since it is very unlikely that Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer Publisher would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 2178 scan results for the Microsoft Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer Publisher 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.

Analysis Details

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

• 33000002f0ae69536e603ca07a0000000002f0
• 33000000979d70913680f7ff9f000000000097
• 33000000f9b7ec75df71c7e5fe0000000000f9
• 33000002c62f0ed5e7da67c4e20000000002c6
• 330000031daea1d2f5196d203300000000031d
• 330000023f583d160705f7583300000000023f
• 33000001c62a9c035cc6bbf33f0000000001c6
• 3300000156c30c37bad4fc2c64000000000156
• 3300000157cbf44ba6bde41b0e000000000157

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