Windows Defender with fah-installer_7.6.8_x86.exe

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sluice
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Windows Defender with fah-installer_7.6.8_x86.exe

Post by sluice »

I receive the following message from Windows Defender on trying to download and install fah-installer_7.6.8_x86.exe:
This app might harm your device
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen reported that this app is not commonly downloaded or is not signed by its publisher.

Name: fah-installer_7.6.8_x86.exe
Publisher: US, 94305, CA, Stanford, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford UNIVERSITY, Stanford UNIVERSITY

I have Windows 10 v1909. :(
ajm
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Re: Windows Defender with fah-installer_7.6.8_x86.exe

Post by ajm »

You can just clic on "More information", or something like that, and authorize the installation.
BUT only if you downloaded it from https://foldingathome.org/start-folding/
Neil-B
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Re: Windows Defender with fah-installer_7.6.8_x86.exe

Post by Neil-B »

I believe this links with viewtopic.php?f=106&t=34435
2x Xeon E5-2697v3, 512GB DDR4 LRDIMM, SSD Raid, W10-Ent, Quadro K420
Xeon E3-1505Mv5, 32GB DDR4, NVME, W10-Pro, Quadro M1000M
i7-960, 12GB DDR3, SSD, W10-Pro, GTX1080Ti
i9-10850K, 64GB DDR4, NVME, W11-Pro, RTX3070

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ipkh
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Re: Windows Defender with fah-installer_7.6.8_x86.exe

Post by ipkh »

As more people authorize the installer the Defender system will slowly update it's confidence in the program.

All new software releases run into this issue.
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