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What to do if a SmartScreen warning pops up when downloading Stokes


If you are using Windows 8 or newer, you may see SmartScreen warning when downloading some programs:

It looks scary, but that doesn't mean you downloaded the virus. If you carefully read the text of the warning, you will understand that it means that this program is still unknown to the system. This warning stops appearing when the SmartScreen system collects sufficient statistics on the behavior of the program from users who still launched the downloaded file.

Stokes is a highly specialized program, so the number of new installations is estimated at only hundreds per month and the reputation in SmartScreen is not gaining quickly.

To start the installation, just click on "More info". After that, the "Run anyway" button will appear – press it. Then everything will be the same as if there was no SmartScreen.

If you are still afraid, you can scan the downloaded file with an antivirus. Or you can scan a bunch of antiviruses at once through the service VirusTotal or something similar.