portapps Windows Defender bug

[marius-joe]

Unfortunately the portapps installer for WhatsApp under Windows 10 gave me the following warning and stopped running :/

The appended screenshot is in German, the warning means:
„Your computer was protected by Windows.
Windows Defender SmartScreen prohibited the start of an unknown app. The execution of this app may be a risk for the PC.“

I‘ve managed to run WhatsApp now through the 7z archive, so I think something has to be adjusted in the installer to be run on the current Windows 10 version.

Greetings
Marius

[crazy-max]

Hi @marius-joe,

As discussed for another Windows app I maintained, the application should be signed by a certificate to no longer have this SmartScreen alert. Since the cost of a software certificate is expensive, it will stay as it is for now. What you can do is whitelisting the executable in the program properties.