#44 Installer blocked by Windows or antivirus ("not trusted"): Filee isn't code-signed yet

[Anonymous]

Originally created by: Gabino8304

Pinned. If Windows, Microsoft Defender or an antivirus app stops you from installing Filee, this is why and what to do. This issue stays open until releases are code-signed.

Why it happens

Filee's installer isn't code-signed yet. I've applied for SignPath's free code signing for open-source projects and am waiting for approval. Until then, Windows and some antivirus apps treat Filee as a program from an unknown publisher and may block it, even though nothing is wrong with it.

What to do

Blue "Windows protected your PC" window (SmartScreen)
Click More info, then Run anyway.

Microsoft Defender or another antivirus removed or quarantined the file
That's a false positive. Please comment below with the name of the app and of the detection (a screenshot is best), and I'll report it to the vendor.

The installer won't run at all
Use the portable version, which needs no installation: download Filee-<version>-win-Portable.zip from the latest release, unzip it and run Filee.exe.

macOS: "Filee can't be opened" / "Apple could not verify…"
The Mac build isn't notarized yet. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway next to the message about Filee.

Checking your download

Every release file is built by this repository's GitHub Actions workflow, and its SHA-256 hash is in Filee-<version>-SHA256SUMS.txt on the release page. To get the hash of the file you downloaded:

• Windows (PowerShell): Get-FileHash .\Filee-<version>-win-Setup.exe
• macOS / Linux: shasum -a 256 Filee-<version>-*.tar.gz

If the two match, the file is exactly what was built from the public source code.

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Original report by @Gabino8304

> **What happened?** > cannot be installed in windows 10. security app deny to install because this app is not be credible > > **What did you expect?** > could be installed

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by: KnifeLemon

Thanks for reporting this, and sorry for the trouble.

Filee's installer isn't code-signed yet (I've applied for SignPath's free signing for open-source projects and am waiting for approval).
Windows and some antivirus apps block unsigned programs from new publishers, even when nothing is wrong with them.

Depending on what showed the warning:

• A blue "Windows protected your PC" window (SmartScreen): click "More info", then "Run anyway".
• Microsoft Defender or another antivirus removed or quarantined the file: that would be a false positive. Could you tell me which app it was and the name of the detection? Then I can report it to the vendor.
• If the installer won't run at all, the portable version needs no installation: download Filee-1.7.1-win-Portable.zip from the latest release, unzip it and run Filee.exe.

You can check that your download is the file GitHub Actions built: the SHA-256 hashes are in Filee-1.7.1-SHA256SUMS.txt on the release page, and Get-FileHash .\Filee-1.7.1-win-Setup.exe in PowerShell prints the hash of yours.

A screenshot of the warning would help a lot.