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rs14smith
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March 12, 2017
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I Have A Code Signing Certificate But My .EXE File Is Still Being Flagged As "Not commonly downloaded and could be dangerous.."

  • March 12, 2017
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For some reason while downloading my .EXE from my website using Internet Explorer, I receive a pop-up message that says my .exe file is not commonly downloaded and could harm your computer. I have bought and published my application with a code signing certificate. I do not seem to have this problem with Google Chrome, so does anyone know what is causing this, and how to resolve it? I have to publish my program in a .exe format in case the end user does not have Adobe Air installed on their computer.

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Correct answer kglad

if you have a self-signed certificate, that's expected.

if you've obtained a certificate from one of the recognized signing authorities, contact your signing authority.

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esteban_mueller
esteban_mueller
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March 5, 2018

We have exactly the same issue: Created packaged .exe with Animate, and get badexeformat when using signtool.

Has there been any update to this? Could anyone get this done?

kglad
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kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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March 12, 2017

if you have a self-signed certificate, that's expected.

if you've obtained a certificate from one of the recognized signing authorities, contact your signing authority.

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rs14smithAuthor
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March 13, 2017

So I gained a code signing certificate from Comodo for an "Air" application. Do I need to gain one for a .exe file since that's what I'm publishing my application as, and not a .air file?

Thanks

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rs14smithAuthor
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March 13, 2017

actually, i don't think you can sign an exe from animate pro.  you can sign an air project from within animate, but to sign an exe you should use the signing authority's work-flow.

this is from digicert:

"To sign code, you must first purchase a code signing certificate and download a code signing ‘engine’ suitable for your operating system. Using the code signing engine, you select the code that you want to sign and sign it with your certificate token. The code is then signed and will contain a timestamp as well as your company’s information so that users know where the code is from and that it hasn’t been tampered with. With an EV certificate, this stamp will also let Microsoft’s SmartScreen filter know that the code is secure."


Ok, so I'm forced is using Adobe Animate to publish my programs in the .AIR format? But if my user's do not have Adobe air installed, is there an easy way to have them install the Adobe Air first and then my program?

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