Identity Protection Services Publisher Information

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Identity Protection Services? If so, please read on.

You will probably see Identity Protection Services when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Identity Protection Services appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Identity Protection Services with the following procedure:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Identity Protection Services 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 screenshot of a file digitally signed by Identity Protection Services:

Screenshot of the Identity Protection Services certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Identity Protection Services and that no one has tampered with the file.

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 examine the address for Identity Protection Services, such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Identity Protection Services certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Identity Protection Services Files

These are the Identity Protection Services files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.Unfortunately I don't have any scan result from VirusTotal available for the Identity Protection Services files at the moment. The scan results will appear here as soon as a FreeFixer user uploads a file digitally signed by Identity Protection Services.

Detection RatioFile Name
Not availableipsetupsite.exe

Analysis Details

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

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