Microsoft DRM Publisher - 0.044% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Microsoft DRM Publisher? If so, please read on.

You will probably see Microsoft DRM 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 view additional details from the Microsoft DRM Publisher certificate with the following steps:

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

Here is a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by Microsoft DRM Publisher:

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

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 examine the address for Microsoft DRM Publisher, such as the street name, city and country.

Microsoft Code Signing PCA has issued the Microsoft DRM Publisher certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Microsoft DRM Publisher Files

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

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Microsoft DRM Publisher as safe, which means that the Microsoft DRM Publisher files will appear with a green background and that there is 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 DRM Publisher file(s). I'm pretty sure those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Microsoft DRM Publisher would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Microsoft DRM Publisher files. I've 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 DRM Publisher would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 4555 scan reports for the Microsoft DRM Publisher files. 2 of these scan results 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:

• 6104c95100000000001e
• 61070075000100000058

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