Privacy & Security
Display EX is a safe, clean utility with no hidden software, no bundled adware and no telemetry collected without your explicit consent. This page covers installer signing, checksum verification, data collection and our privacy commitments.
Code signing & SmartScreen
The Display EX installer (CDXWin64v1.10.33.exe) is digitally signed with an Authenticode certificate. This means:
- Windows SmartScreen will not show a "publisher unknown" warning when you run the installer
- Windows can verify the installer has not been modified since it was signed
- The publisher identity is verifiable — right-click the file → Properties → Digital Signatures
Verifying the signature manually
Right-click the installer, choose Properties → Digital Signatures tab. The signature list should show a valid signature with a green checkmark. Click Details to view the certificate chain and signing timestamp.
SHA-256 checksum verification
Always verify the installer's SHA-256 hash before running it, especially if you downloaded from a mirror or third-party site. Compare the hash against the value published on the official download page.
How to verify in PowerShell
Get-FileHash "CDXWin64v1.10.33.exe" -Algorithm SHA256The output will show the hash. If it doesn't match exactly, do not run the file — download a fresh copy from display-ex.github.io/download-windows.html.
How to verify in Command Prompt
certutil -hashfile CDXWin64v1.10.33.exe SHA256Data collection & telemetry
Display EX collects no data by default. The application does not phone home, does not send usage statistics and does not track which features you use.
Optional analytics (Google Analytics GA4)
The Display EX website uses Google Analytics 4 to measure download counts and page traffic. This is controlled by the cookie consent banner — if you click Decline, no analytics script is loaded and no data is sent.
- GA4 only loads after you click Accept on the cookie banner
- IP anonymisation is enabled — full IPs are never stored
- You can revoke consent at any time via the Cookie settings button in the footer
What we do NOT collect
- Hardware identifiers or machine fingerprints
- List of installed applications
- Display profile names or configurations
- Personally identifiable information of any kind
- Crash reports (no crash reporting service is included)
Antivirus false positives
Some heuristic-based antivirus engines flag any software that interacts with Windows display driver APIs — this is a common pattern that affects many legitimate display utilities. Display EX is not malware.
If your antivirus flags the installer:
- Verify the SHA-256 hash matches the value on the download page
- Verify the code signature is valid (Properties → Digital Signatures)
- Submit the file to your AV vendor's false positive reporting portal for whitelisting
- Add an exclusion for the installer and the install directory in your AV software
The installer has been submitted for whitelisting to the major AV vendors. If you are still seeing a detection after following the steps above, download a fresh copy and re-verify the hash.
Privacy policy summary
Display EX collects no personal data from the desktop application. The website collects anonymised page-view and download counts via Google Analytics, only if you have given consent.
No data is sold, shared with third parties for marketing, or used for advertising purposes. Display EX products contain no advertising.
If you have questions about data handling, see the FAQ or the enterprise deployment guide for details on disabling analytics in managed deployments.