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The Public.dll (Public Plug-in) File Analysis

Technical Analysis

File Name Public.dll
File Type
PE32+ executable (DLL) (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.219.174
Database Version 2025-06-24 02:00:14 UTC

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
10,688,744
File Size (bytes)
2025-06-24
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
c504e00eda7058e1a1358c694437127a
SHA1
f303a21cf88e08dafd4ffc7beb81ec18fb4a1903
SHA256
40ebb77b92f935d7f653524648271565ccebc30f69a476366f4a5f9d177b4470
SHA512
dfd97b8ffb025c36b95423c31feb770967ac3f4929b6d2a512d515ab60d039cde082e9cb6f30fb333be6aee5a4ec1741bfb8aa24caa1fb6e93da91fe1463bf71
ImpHash
9f8e3abb4f98e4111f30a4052ee27194

PE Analysis

Basic Information

Image Base 0x180000000
Entry Point 0x18058e190
Compilation Time 2022-07-26 18:03:20
Checksum 0x00a38eff (Actual: 0x00a41476)
OS Version 6.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (DLL) (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path D:\RESS\InDesign\release_17_4.x\build\build\win\releasex64\PublicManageCookie\Public.pdb
Digital Signature The expected hash does not match the digest in SpcInfo
Imports 62 libraries
Exports 13829 functions
Resources 2 Resources
Sections 6 Sections

Version Information

CompanyName Adobe Systems Incorporated
FileDescription Public Plug-in
FileVersion 1.0
InternalName Public
LegalCopyright © 1999-2022 Adobe. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename Public.dll
ProductName Adobe InDesign
ProductVersion 17.4
Copyright Copyright 1999-2022 Adobe. All rights reserved.
Translation 0x0000 0x04b0

PE Sections

Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 6,693,312 bytes 6,693,376 bytes 6.32 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 9AF0F0B0B302F13D90489FCA673C0D42
.rdata 0x00664000 3,262,582 bytes 3,262,976 bytes 6.18 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 390F4D15386B82C7475C93476B2DA031
.data 0x00981000 359,104 bytes 311,808 bytes 2.68 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 001AEFC33D9325BC41053CDDAEA07810
.pdata 0x009d9000 356,880 bytes 357,376 bytes 6.17 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 955497BF6489A5DD129859E5CF979131
.rsrc 0x00a31000 1,432 bytes 1,536 bytes 3.91 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 5DA392619F517C107DA7D1F5AF42ADF8
.reloc 0x00a32000 50,520 bytes 50,688 bytes 5.45 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 24AF81E02BE7D855542539FD82C65E38

Resource Analysis

Total Resources: 2 (1,265 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_VERSION 1 884 bytes
69.9%
RT_MANIFEST 1 381 bytes
30.1%

Certificate Chain Analysis

Certificate Information
Product Adobe InDesign
Description Public Plug-in
File Version 1.0
Original Name Public.dll
Signing Date 07:14 PM 07/26/2022 (1064 days ago)
Verification Status The digital signature of the object did not verify.
Signers Adobe Inc.; DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2); DigiCert
Counter Signers DigiCert Timestamp 2022 - 2; DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA; DigiCert Trusted Root G4; DigiCert
Internal Name Public
Copyright © 1999-2022 Adobe. All rights reserved.
Certificate Chain Summary
Adobe Inc. #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2020-12-19 00:00:00 → 2022-12-21 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 08 72 B9 8B D6 8E E6 4F 36 C3 E1 62 0F 0E 42 77
DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2) #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2012-04-18 12:00:00 → 2027-04-18 12:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 03 F1 B4 E1 5F 3A 82 F1 14 96 78 B3 D7 D8 47 5C
DigiCert Timestamp 2022 - 2 #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2022-03-29 00:00:00 → 2033-03-14 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 0A 7A 4A 88 9E C9 99 42 90 06 63 38 4D 86 97 9D
DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA #4 Chain
Validity Period: 2022-03-23 00:00:00 → 2037-03-22 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 07 36 37 B7 24 54 7C D8 47 AC FD 28 66 2A 5E 5B
DigiCert Trusted Root G4 #5 Chain
Validity Period: 2022-06-09 00:00:00 → 2031-11-09 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha384RSA
Serial Number: 01 24 0A FB 1E 38 0B 8A 16 F1 4B 71 9D F4 D3 C0

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

  • The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
  • Timestamping proves when the signature was applied
Certificate Verification Status

The expected hash does not match the digest in SpcInfo

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

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