Castleupton Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Why is the Setup of Immunet Antivirus not verified as genuine by Microsoft? All security of Windows PCs require that only safe files are run at setup and as the setup file for Immunet Antivirus does not show the name of the Publisher, this alone shows that it has not been verified by Microsoft as being a secure file. I would like to use Immunet Antivirus but this security requirement has not been met and throws some doubt as to how secure and genuine this product is. Has Immunet Antivirus any plans to have this security blip remedied by having the Publisher verified by Microsoft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie58 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Hello Castleupton, "Believe me, there's certainly 'nothing malicious' about Immunet!" So you can safely install the AV without having to worry about any included arbitrary code. How long do you think an AV would last if it was found out that there's something malicious going on with the app? Immunet has been around for 'well over' a decade! The parent company that acquired Immunet AV after purchasing Sourcefire Inc. is Cisco Systems. I'm sure you've heard of that tech giant before. Actually, Immunet started out as it's own Limited Liability Company (LLC) before being purchased by Sourcefire. Why Microsoft does not recognize Immunet's parent company as the publisher, that's something the development team would have to answer for you. My assumption would be that Immunet has never been submitted by the developers to Microsoft for verification purposes. That's just an educated guess on my part, of course, since I don't work with the development team. I would recommend you also add an additional topic to the Forum's 'Ideas' section to ask if there could be a remediation implemented concerning this subject. That's something I too would like to see happen & thanks for bringing this to my attention. Regards, Ritchie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castleupton Posted February 1 Author Report Share Posted February 1 On 1/26/2023 at 3:47 AM, ritchie58 said: Hello Castleupton, "Believe me, there's certainly 'nothing malicious' about Immunet!" So you can safely install the AV without having to worry about any included arbitrary code. How long do you think an AV would last if it was found out that there's something malicious going on with the app? Immunet has been around for 'well over' a decade! The parent company that acquired Immunet AV after purchasing Sourcefire Inc. is Cisco Systems. I'm sure you've heard of that tech giant before. Actually, Immunet started out as it's own Limited Liability Company (LLC) before being purchased by Sourcefire. Why Microsoft does not recognize Immunet's parent company as the publisher, that's something the development team would have to answer for you. My assumption would be that Immunet has never been submitted by the developers to Microsoft for verification purposes. That's just an educated guess on my part, of course, since I don't work with the development team. I would recommend you also add an additional topic to the Forum's 'Ideas' section to ask if there could be a remediation implemented concerning this subject. That's something I too would like to see happen & thanks for bringing this to my attention. Regards, Ritchie... Hi Ritchie, Many thanks for your reply / information. As I am in my 80s I try to be safe online with all this technology and my reasoning behind my topic is due to the fact I had great difficulty trying to convince my windows computer (never mind my security) to install the immunet software, simply because there is no publisher name provided. My screen was covered with pop-ups warning me that the software I was about to install may not be secure and that if I proceed I do so at my own risk. You have, by replying to my post, given me hope and confidence that I can safely go ahead and install immunet. Thanks for your help and kind regards, Castleupton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie58 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 "Your very welcome Castleupton!" I'm glad that eased your concern about using the app. I would like to mention that Immunet can used as both a 'stand-alone' AV or you can use it as a 'companion' to another AV product giving you an added layer of protection. If you use Immunet by itself it is recommended that you enable the ClamAV module & updates for it in Settings. If used as an additional layer of protection with another AV you can turn off ClamAV & just use the ETHOS & SPERO cloud detection engines to save on system resources being utilized by Immunet. This is how I have Immunet set up. Just make sure to add an allow/exclusion/exception rule with the other AV for Immunet's 'entire Program Files folder' & do the same for Immunet if the AV isn't listed with the default 'Exclusion' list in Settings. Doing this does significantly lower the chance of a conflict occurring between the two AV's. Also, make sure that your firewall or other installed security products doesn't block Immunet's Windows .exe processes that require both an in-coming & out-going internet connection for Immunet to function properly. The Windows executable processes that Immunet uses are: cscm.exe iptray.exe sfc.exe freshclam.exe (if the ClamAV module & updates for it are enabled) If you have any questions or any additional concerns feel free to contact us & thanks for trying Immunet. Cheers, Ritchie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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