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For reasons I cannot disclose, I need to install a Linux server within a VirtualBox host running in Windows Server 2003. Unfortunately, VirtualBox fails to start, giving me an error that seems to indicate it could not build a chain of trust to the executable's certificate.
WinVerifyTrust failed on stub executable: WinVerifyTrust failed with hrc=CERT_E_CHAINING on '\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VirtualBox.exe'(rc=-22919)
System details:
- Operating system: Windows Server 2003 SP 1
- Last updated: unknown
- VirtualBox version: 5.0.0
I did do some research on my own, which pointed to a failed update. I attempted to run Windows Update to fix it, but it failed with multiple errors. I tried removing SoftwareDistribution
and restarting the Windows Update server to fix this, but the errors persisted.
Another inquiry led me to this, which directed me to install the executable's certificate. I followed the article's instructions, and installed Symantec's certificate (under countersignatures) for good measure. After a reboot, my problem was still not resolved.
Finally, I tried clearing the CRL cache by running certutil -urlcache crl delete
in cmd
and rebooting. Unfortunately, that did not work either.
1Why does VirtualBox need a certificate to start up VMs? – Nacht - Reinstate Monica – 2015-11-12T01:47:26.323
2@Nacht - It actually does not. It had to with the executable being signed by a certificate chain that couldn't be verified by Windows. Once executable signed Windows will require the certificate to be valid either by trusting the certificate or fixing the certificate chain itself. If an application is not signed then this requirement does not apply. – Ramhound – 2015-11-12T16:02:03.113