Hello Maxim,
I received no such warning. I saw smartscreen.exe launch (in processes), then
evaporate, which is normal behavior.
All was really terribly "normal."
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Best regards,
Curt Akin
using TheBat! 8.5.6
under Windows 10.0 Build 17074
with HughesNet Gen5 satellite Internet.
Sunday, July 8, 2018, 2:10:40 AM, you wrote:
> Hello Curt,
> Sunday, July 8, 2018, 8:33:25 AM, you wrote:
>> U&R. No shutdown after send.
> Did you receive the "SmartScreen" warning when you have installed this MSI?
> I have found out that if a developer has a standard code signing
> certificate, some time will be needed for the application to build
> "trust" with the SmartScreen. Microsoft affirms that an Extended
> Validation (EV) Code Signing Certificate allows to skip this period of trust
> building.
> https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2012/08/14/microsoft-smartscreen-extended-validation-ev-code-signing-certificates/
> According to the information from the link, extended validation
> certificates allow the developer to immediately establish reputation
> with SmartScreen. Otherwise, the users will see a warning like
> "Windows Defender Smartscreen prevented an unrecognized app from
> starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk.", with the two
> buttons: "Run anyway" and "Don't run".
> https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vsnetsetup/2013/01/09/windows-smartscreen-prevented-an-unrecognized-app-from-running-running-this-app-might-put-your-pc-at-risk/
> Another Microsoft resource from the second link (above) states the
> following (quote): "Although not required, programs signed by an EV
> code signing certificate can immediately establish reputation with
> SmartScreen reputation services even if no prior reputation exists
> for that file or publisher. EV code signing certificates also have a
> unique identifier which makes it easier to maintain reputation across
> certificate renewals."
> My question is how long does it take for The Bat! new MSI files to
> build "trust" with the Smartscreen?
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