Thank you for looking into this and sharing your Microsoft conversation here. As far as I can tell, you are looking at the process where Windows authenticates the source of an executable. This is not relevant to my process. Getting a proper certificate to sign software so that Windows recognizes the cert that was used to sign it always costs money. I'm not willing to spend my money or the project's money on this process, when other operating systems have different processes whereby you can publish signed applications without paying money. Additionally, if I'm not mistaken, ALL versions of Windows continue to allow end-users to install ANY Windows applications they choose, whether they are properly signed or not, provided the end-user has sufficient local rights to do so. We will not be signing our releases to make them authenticated in the Windows install process unless someone else wishes to take over the Zim for Windows release process from me. I feel it's not worth the price and it's not necessary. What I AM concerned about but have no energy to fight with is the number of ANTI-VIRUS tools out there that claim that Zim's installers' components (the NSIS installer script builder and the PortableApps.com launcher) are malware. As these malware accusations are made against the Zim packages, I am no longer signing the releases with my (free-of- cost) GPG key, due to the fear-uncertainty-and-doubt involved. If YOUR anti-virus solution does not detect the installer as malware, and YOU decide this is a safe course of action, YOU should install my package and use it. If someone wants to pick a fight with the anti-virus tool vendors that accuse NSIS and PortableApps.com of being malware, they're welcome to try it. I can provide details of the accusations that need to be disputed. On Wed, May 10, 2017, at 17:57, Marcio Segura wrote: > I contacted Microsoft about this issue and following is their answer:
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