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I have several WinForm tools now. I publish them on an internal website. So my issue is that in case SmartScreen filter is turned on in IE then the users can't download them. They get "blocked" error message. If it's turned off then everything is fine, so it is SmartScreen for sure.

All the files are signed by Verisign certificates and all the file details are filled.

So the question: Ho can you make SmartScreen to trust your files, or how can you bypass it without making all the users turning it off?

fishmong3r
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    Put the site where you host your applications in a trusted intranet zone, see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15538925/how-can-i-work-around-smartscreen-filter-without-spending-a-boatload-of-money – CodeCaster Mar 07 '16 at 09:43
  • I already did that, but no go. – fishmong3r Mar 07 '16 at 09:45
  • Possible duplicate of [How can I stop my installer from triggering Windows 10's “This app has been blocked for your protection” error?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33414291/how-can-i-stop-my-installer-from-triggering-windows-10s-this-app-has-been-bloc). – Hans Passant Mar 07 '16 at 10:12
  • Look in to ClickOnce – Ben Mar 08 '16 at 08:39
  • @Ben ClickOnce is disabled and since I need the manifest file to force the tool to be ran as admin I can' lt enable it. – fishmong3r Mar 08 '16 at 12:40

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Since this is an internal company tool, you should ask the company's systems administrators to deploy it for you.

  • It can be deployed using Group Policy, Systems Management Server or whatever management system they use.
  • Systems administrators have the ability to enable ClickOnce, then you can deploy it using ClickOnce.
  • No doubt they have other methods they use for other internal tools.

But the short answer is: You should not be trying to circumvent the protections that your company has put in place.

Instead, talk to them and they will help you find a way to get it done.

Ben
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  • I don't want to circumvent, but to get SmartScreen reputation. – fishmong3r Mar 08 '16 at 12:46
  • 1) It's an internal tool. SmartScreen reputation is for publicly available software. 2) Have you told your systems administrators? They probably have a good answer. – Ben Mar 08 '16 at 12:49
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Smartscreen creates problems when you are trying to send binary files.SmartScreen responds by stating that the file is not commonly downloaded and can therefore install harmful files on your system. A common distribution trick to bypass SmartScreen warnings is to pack the installation package (Setup.exe) into ZIP-archive and distribute it that way.

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