Does Windows actually verify digital signatures in the Properties dialog?

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Published on 2012-10-28T03:58:07Z Indexed on 2012/10/28 5:06 UTC
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When downloading executables from the Internet, I always check to see if they are digitally signed before I feel safe running them.

In Windows, when right-clicking a digitally-signed file and selecting Properties, a digital signature tab will be present in the Properties dialog.

What I'd like to know is: does Windows actually verify the digital signature when it is shown in the Properties dialog, or does it merely indicate that the file contains a digital signature that may or may not be valid?

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