To answer @virge, yes, I had the same popup. SmartScreen blocks the execution of the executable since it doesn't recognize it. Right click on the file and go to properties, at the bottom, activate the "unblock" option.
I run many new executable programs all the time and I never get this pop up. Just seems extremely suspicious to me that I all of a sudden get it for Dissenter.
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Alderwolf ago
Windows screamed that it was an unknown program and not to run it. NO!! NO!! DON'T RUN IT!!
I ran it. 😈
Doesn't seem that bad but I'm stay with Brave for now.
scandalous-goat ago
To answer @virge, yes, I had the same popup. SmartScreen blocks the execution of the executable since it doesn't recognize it. Right click on the file and go to properties, at the bottom, activate the "unblock" option.
It does mean that windows will send a request over the internet for each executable you run to see if it a known malware. SmartScreen can be disabled: https://www.howtogeek.com/75356/how-to-turn-off-or-disable-the-smartscreen-filter-in-windows-8/
Alderwolf ago
I run many new executable programs all the time and I never get this pop up. Just seems extremely suspicious to me that I all of a sudden get it for Dissenter.
scandalous-goat ago
Yeah. Frankly, the whole smart screen thing is nebulous. IIRC, the other time I got the popup was for another browser…