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No. Smartscreen is not meant to single-handedly solve the entire problem of malware. It is just meant to warn you when you are running software that isn't commo
by shawnz 5y ago
No. Smartscreen is not meant to single-handedly solve the entire problem of malware. It is just meant to warn you when you are running software that isn't commonly used. It is nothing more than an attempt to provide the user with a useful heuristic. It does not make moral judgements about the software you use like you are saying here.
- jcelerier 5y agoBut this is empirically not a good heuristic ?
- kuratkull 5y agoIt usually makes you have a quick rundown about what you are trying to run. If it's some software I got from the projects original GitHub page I make a note of that and proceed. If it's something that should surely not be "rarely used" (eg. A browser,video player,torrent client, etc) I think twice.
- delusional 5y agoOnly warning people when it isn't common used is a judgment. Why is software that isn't commonly used a danger? Where do you set the limit? Is infrequently used software signed by Microsoft dangerous? Showing a warning about anything is not value neutral. Showing a popup for infrequently used software says that you value number of users as a measure of software quality.