Installer Download Blocked

[Chris4877]

I cannot download the latest version of StartIsBack from the developer's web page.

The error message says “Download Blocked: Virus detected.”

Windows 10 21H1

I've tried everything I can think of, including using Group Policy to turn off Windows Defender, but nothing works.

Any suggestions?

[Tihiy]

Nah, it says '...could harm you device. Do you want to keep it anyway?' and you say keep. It's SmartScreen (but nothing smart about it).

[Chris4877]

I got it wrong.  It says "Failed - Virus detected."

Windows 10 21H1 is much stricter about SmartScreen.

It gives no options, and there's no way to disable it, and believe me, I've spent several hours trying everything I can find to disable it, including Group Policy Editor.

Also, I have Chrome browser security disabled.

All the above solutions were found by Google Search, and I tried every single one of them.  Nothing works.

See my screenshot.

Edited May 29, 2022 by Chris4877

[Tihiy]

What virus - what antivirus says about it? Try another browser

[Chris4877]

That's the download error message given by Google Chrome.
When I researched it, Google says that it's caused by SmartScreen.

OK, I'll try another browser, if you insist.

[Chris4877]

OK, Mozilla Firefox allowed the download.
I don't know why Google Chrome is blocking it.

Thanks anyway.

Maybe SmartScreen only works on the "default" browser...?