diff --git a/BurnOutSharp/ProtectionType/ProtectDisc.cs b/BurnOutSharp/ProtectionType/ProtectDisc.cs
index 907a6726..c96d186a 100644
--- a/BurnOutSharp/ProtectionType/ProtectDisc.cs
+++ b/BurnOutSharp/ProtectionType/ProtectDisc.cs
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.ProtectionType
                 {
                     if (files.Length > 0)
                     {
-                        FileVersionInfo fvinfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(files[0]);
-                        if (fvinfo.FileVersion != "")
+                        var fvinfo = Utilities.GetFileVersionInfo(files[0]);
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fvinfo?.FileVersion))
                         {
                             version = fvinfo.FileVersion.Replace(" ", "").Replace(",", ".");
                             //ProtectDisc 9 uses a ProtectDisc-Core dll version 8.0.x
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.ProtectionType
                 files = Directory.GetFiles(Path.GetTempPath(), "a*.tmp");
                 if (files.Length > 0)
                 {
-                    FileVersionInfo fvinfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(files[0]);
-                    if (fvinfo.FileVersion != "")
+                    var fvinfo = Utilities.GetFileVersionInfo(files[0]);
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fvinfo?.FileVersion))
                     {
                         version = fvinfo.FileVersion.Replace(" ", "").Replace(",", ".");
                         fvinfo = null;
diff --git a/BurnOutSharp/ProtectionType/SolidShield.cs b/BurnOutSharp/ProtectionType/SolidShield.cs
index 530faf45..1efa0640 100644
--- a/BurnOutSharp/ProtectionType/SolidShield.cs
+++ b/BurnOutSharp/ProtectionType/SolidShield.cs
@@ -123,11 +123,8 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.ProtectionType
 
         public static string GetFileVersion(string file, byte[] fileContent, List<int> positions)
         {
-            string companyName = string.Empty;
-            if (file != null)
-                companyName = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(file).CompanyName.ToLower();
-
-            if (companyName.Contains("solidshield") || companyName.Contains("tages"))
+            string companyName = Utilities.GetFileVersionInfo(file)?.CompanyName.ToLowerInvariant();
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(companyName) && (companyName.Contains("solidshield") || companyName.Contains("tages")))
                 return Utilities.GetFileVersion(file);
             
             return null;
diff --git a/BurnOutSharp/ProtectionType/VOBProtectCDDVD.cs b/BurnOutSharp/ProtectionType/VOBProtectCDDVD.cs
index b1a863bd..b2199bd1 100644
--- a/BurnOutSharp/ProtectionType/VOBProtectCDDVD.cs
+++ b/BurnOutSharp/ProtectionType/VOBProtectCDDVD.cs
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.ProtectionType
                 {
                     if (files.Length > 0)
                     {
-                        FileVersionInfo fvinfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(files[0]);
-                        if (fvinfo.FileVersion != "")
+                        var fvinfo = Utilities.GetFileVersionInfo(files[0]);
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fvinfo?.FileVersion))
                         {
                             version = fvinfo.FileVersion.Replace(" ", "").Replace(",", ".");
                             //ProtectDisc 9 uses a ProtectDisc-Core dll version 8.0.x
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp.ProtectionType
                 files = Directory.GetFiles(Path.GetTempPath(), "a*.tmp");
                 if (files.Length > 0)
                 {
-                    FileVersionInfo fvinfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(files[0]);
-                    if (fvinfo.FileVersion != "")
+                    var fvinfo = Utilities.GetFileVersionInfo(files[0]);
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fvinfo?.FileVersion))
                     {
                         version = fvinfo.FileVersion.Replace(" ", "").Replace(",", ".");
                         fvinfo = null;
diff --git a/BurnOutSharp/Utilities.cs b/BurnOutSharp/Utilities.cs
index 2bb57cfb..1b20b086 100644
--- a/BurnOutSharp/Utilities.cs
+++ b/BurnOutSharp/Utilities.cs
@@ -243,6 +243,26 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp
 
         #region Protection
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get the file version info object related to a path, if possible
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="file">File to get information for</param>
+        /// <returns>FileVersionInfo object on success, null on error</returns>
+        public static FileVersionInfo GetFileVersionInfo(string file)
+        {
+            if (file == null || !File.Exists(file))
+                return null;
+
+            try
+            {
+                return FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(file);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Get the file version as reported by the filesystem
         /// </summary>
@@ -250,12 +270,9 @@ namespace BurnOutSharp
         /// <returns>Version string, null on error</returns>
         public static string GetFileVersion(string file)
         {
-            if (file == null || !File.Exists(file))
+            var fvinfo = GetFileVersionInfo (file);
+            if (fvinfo?.FileVersion == null)
                 return string.Empty;
-
-            FileVersionInfo fvinfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(file);
-            if (fvinfo.FileVersion == null)
-                return "";
             if (fvinfo.FileVersion != "")
                 return fvinfo.FileVersion.Replace(", ", ".");
             else