Proton AG Publisher Overview

Did you just stumble upon a file that has been digitally signed by Proton AG? If that's the case, please read on.

You will typically see Proton AG when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Proton AG appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Proton AG with the following steps:

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

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Proton AG:

Screenshot of the Proton AG certificate

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 Proton AG and that the file has not been tampered with.

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 see the address for Proton AG, such as the street name, city and country.

Sectigo Public Code Signing CA EV R36 has issued the Proton AG certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Proton AG Files

The following are the Proton AG files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.At the moment there's no scan result available for any of the Proton AG files, but they have been queued for scanning. Please reload this page in 5-10 minutes to check if the scan result is available.

Detection RatioFile Name
Queued for scan..ProtonVPN.exe
Not availableProtonDrive.exe

Analysis Details

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

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