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Re: Windows 10 reports stable 4.0.1 installer as malware.

 

What's between us and whatever cert is needed to get a clean install on
Windows?  $$$?  Time/hassle?

Adam Wolf
Cofounder and Engineer
Wayne and Layne, LLC

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 3:26 PM, Mark Roszko <mark.roszko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If you use Edge you can submit the signature for review...which I've tried.
>
> Yea we added my code signing certificate from Certum (Trusted CA)
> because Windows was flagging the downloads initially under SmartScreen
> but a purple message. After adding the code signing, it became a red
> message. It literally is dumb. So much for code signing certificates.
> I think it would be happier with a EV certificate but I don't have
> one.
>
> I also know Windows 10 got a lot more aggressive than Windows 8/7.
>
> We could/should maybe just downgrade back to purple messages (less spooky!)
>
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