Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component - 0.058% Detection Rate *

Did you just download a file that has been digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.

You will probably see Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

You can view the digital signature details for Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component with the following steps:

1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component 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 that has been digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component:

As you can see in the screencap above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view 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 Third Party Application Component, such as the street name, city and country.

Microsoft Windows Third Party Component CA 2013 has issued the Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component Files

These are the Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component as trusted, which means that the Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component 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 Windows Third Party Application Component file(s). My guess is that those detections are incorrect and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component would ship a malware file.

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component 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 Windows Third Party Application Component would ship a malware file.

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 8690 scan reports for the Microsoft Windows Third Party Application Component files. 5 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view 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:

• 33000000325ec7f9db0c1aa7c1000000000032
• 330000001e62dae87f15ad7ff200000000001e
• 33000000046326cfa831ac1674000000000004

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