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How about a simple scheme where software producers can register their .exe with Microsoft and when I download an exe I could verify that the fingerprint of the
by galaxyLogic 5y ago
How about a simple scheme where software producers can register their .exe with Microsoft and when I download an exe I could verify that the fingerprint of the exe is registered on the Microsoft whitelist? Or is this kind of thing already happening by the Defender?
I have never seen a message saying "Defender does not recognize this application, are you sure you want to start it?"
Also there's a lot of downloadable Open Source software where users are asked to "verify the keys". Couldn't Windows do this kind of thing automatically, or at least make it easy?
- pigbearpig 5y agoThat's very similar to what SmartScreen is. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-smartscreen/microsoft-defender-smartscreen-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-pro...
- galaxyLogic 5y agoThat seems very useful especially for web-sites. What I'm thinking of is something where Microsoft would keep a publicly visible registry of all apps that have been submitted to the registry. It would be beneficial for both software produces and Microsoft as the platform producer. The registry would run all kinds of malware checks on it, and also keep an ear out for reports of threats found.