The DRM tool is required to download content from the PlayStation Store onto a PC. When downloading store content, an *.xpd file is first downloaded onto the user's computer and then opened by the PlayStation Network Downloader, which downloads the content directly to a PSP connected via a USB cable. This 'DRM' tool prevents the user from directly saving store contents onto their PC and illegally distributing the content.

psndlcheckobjects.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of Internet Explorer. It is marked as a Safe for Scripting ActiveX control for IE which allows it to execute scripts within the web browser which is allowed becuase the module is digitall signed. This is typically installed with the program PlayStation(R)Network Downloader published by Sony Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. which was issued by the GlobalSign nv-sa certificate authority (CA).