Author's authenticity

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Nov 16th, 2006, 03:24 PM
esposito

Author's authenticity

Hello, I have developed a program in VB6 and created a setup package using Inno. After that, I have zipped the installation package and uploaded it to my Web site.

The problem is, when someone downloads the file with Internet Explorer and tries to open it, he gets a standard IE window informing him or her that it was not possible to identify the program's author. It also warns about the risk the users would run if they downloaded software from the Web without knowing the source.

Is there any way I can put my signature in the VB6 exe or the Inno setup package in order to prevent that window from appearing? (Please note that my copy of VB6 is genuine and Inno is freeware.)

TIA
Nov 16th, 2006, 03:41 PM
I_Love_My_Vans

Re: Author's authenticity

I think its because Microsoft dont know who you are, for example when opening a M$ app, microsoft have the certificate meaning they are a trusted publisher, as are other big companies.

Just my 2 cents
Nov 16th, 2006, 03:45 PM
esposito

Re: Author's authenticity

Yes, but is there any (legal) way to include your own signature in the exe just to make you name appear in that "terrorist" IE window?

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Originally Posted by I_Love_My_Vans

I think its because Microsoft dont know who you are, for example when opening a M$ app, microsoft have the certificate meaning they are a trusted publisher, as are other big companies.

Just my 2 cents
Nov 16th, 2006, 03:48 PM
si_the_geek

Re: Author's authenticity

See the replies in this thread.
Nov 16th, 2006, 03:52 PM
MartinLiss

Re: Author's authenticity

Moved.
Nov 16th, 2006, 03:56 PM
esposito

Re: Author's authenticity

Thanks. So, it looks like you have to spend a little fortune just to get rid of that nag window.

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Originally Posted by si_the_geek

See the replies in this thread.
Nov 16th, 2006, 04:04 PM
si_the_geek

Re: Author's authenticity

Indeed.. but from what I have heard, it works for all of your app's.
Nov 16th, 2006, 04:09 PM
esposito

Re: Author's authenticity

Amazingly, if you download the same file using Mozilla Firefox, the nag screen does not pop up.
Nov 17th, 2006, 05:38 AM
randem

Re: Author's authenticity

That's because IE is inferior to Firefox... ;) What version of IE are they using...
Nov 26th, 2006, 05:19 AM
esposito

Re: Author's authenticity

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Originally Posted by randem

That's because IE is inferior to Firefox... ;) What version of IE are they using...

This makes me prefer Firefox to IE. I can't see what sense it makes to warn the user in that way. They deliberately downloaded a zipped executable from the Web, so they should already have no doubts about the reliability of the source. That message may trick inexperienced users into false conclusions since they may believe a virus was detected within the .exe.