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I'm unfamiliar with many of these certificates, but is there any reason such 'scamware' woudln't be able to get one even though it costs money? Because, if they
by hobin 14y ago
I'm unfamiliar with many of these certificates, but is there any reason such 'scamware' woudln't be able to get one even though it costs money? Because, if they still can, they the whole certification business definitely seems like a big scam to me.
- dennisgorelik 14y agoWhen you pay money - you are leaving money trace which is likely to bite you if your product hurts people.
- yuhong 14y agoYea, the SmartScreen filter is based on the reputation of the publisher, and the certificate is used to identify the publisher for this purpose.
- lesterbuck 14y agoThe certificate authority should revoke their signing certificate if their binary is found to contain malware, returning them to the big warning state.