{"id":1223,"date":"2018-01-29T18:29:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T18:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/?page_id=1223"},"modified":"2025-07-15T09:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:03:02","slug":"smartscreen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/autoit\/smartscreen\/","title":{"rendered":"SmartScreen with AutoIt Files and Installers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, due to the nature of scripting languages some parts of AutoIt are often mistakenly labelled as malware or marked as unsafe by Microsoft SmartScreen. This is usually corrected quickly by the anti-virus vendors but can cause false warnings until the definitions are updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Signatures Used<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most executables and installers supplied from this site will be signed by&nbsp;<strong>AutoIt Consulting Ltd<\/strong>. To verify the signature right click on a download files and select the&nbsp;<strong>Digital Signatures<\/strong> tab and verify that the executable has been signed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AutoIt_Digital_Signature_Tab.png\" alt=\"AutoIt Digital Signature Tab\" class=\"wp-image-1231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AutoIt_Digital_Signature_Tab.png 405w, https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AutoIt_Digital_Signature_Tab-222x300.png 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SmartScreen Prompts During Installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When running the AutoIt installer &#8211; especially if it was downloaded using Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer &#8211; you may get some false positive warning messages. These warnings usually occur shortly after a new release of AutoIt until the various vendors fix their whitelists and definitions. This section shows how to respond to these warnings in order to install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first screen is the&nbsp;<strong>Windows protected your PC<\/strong> blue box:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SmartScreen_Windows_Protected_Your_PC.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SmartScreen_Windows_Protected_Your_PC.png 534w, https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SmartScreen_Windows_Protected_Your_PC-300x280.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should click the&nbsp;<strong>More Info<\/strong> text to show the digital signature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SmartScreen_Windows_Protected_Your_PC_Run_Anyway.png\" alt=\"SmartScreen Windows Protected Your PC Run Anyway\" class=\"wp-image-1229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SmartScreen_Windows_Protected_Your_PC_Run_Anyway.png 534w, https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SmartScreen_Windows_Protected_Your_PC_Run_Anyway-300x280.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have verified the publisher as&nbsp;<strong>AutoIt Consulting Ltd<\/strong> you should click&nbsp;<strong>Run anyway<\/strong> to launch the installer. The installer requires administrative rights to install into Program Files, depending on your User Account Control (UAC) settings you will now get the following prompt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AutoIt_User_Account_Control_Prompt.png\" alt=\"AutoIt User Account Control_Prompt\" class=\"wp-image-1242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AutoIt_User_Account_Control_Prompt.png 456w, https:\/\/www.autoitscript.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AutoIt_User_Account_Control_Prompt-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<strong>Show more details<\/strong> to again verify the publisher and the click&nbsp;<strong>Yes<\/strong> to allow the installer to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Resources<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The AutoIt installer being labeled as malware is incredibly frustrating for the AutoIt community. Please help by contacting Microsoft and\/or other Anti Virus vendors to report false positives. A list of vendors and contact links can be found <a href=\"\/wiki\/AutoIt_and_Malware\">on our wiki pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Unfortunately, due to the nature of scripting languages some parts of AutoIt are often mistakenly labelled as malware or marked as unsafe by Microsoft SmartScreen. This is usually corrected quickly by the anti-virus vendors but can cause false warnings until the definitions are updated. 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