Thread 'boincscr.exe is NOT digitally signed'

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aaaaaaaa Send message Joined: 2 Dec 09 Posts: 2	Message 29129 - Posted: 2 Dec 2009, 12:47:17 UTC boincscr.exe in BOINC directory is NOT digitally signed. Is it secure? ID: 29129 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15632	Message 29131 - Posted: 2 Dec 2009, 14:27:45 UTC - in response to Message 29129. Last modified: 2 Dec 2009, 16:27:31 UTC Is anything secure these days? The program just starts the BOINC screen saver. It's as safe as it can be. If you're worried about viruses, please read this reply by Rom Walton to someone else. ID: 29131 ·

Rom Walton Project developer Send message Joined: 26 Aug 05 Posts: 164	Message 29138 - Posted: 2 Dec 2009, 16:28:24 UTC - in response to Message 29129. boincscr.exe in BOINC directory is NOT digitally signed. Is it secure? Which version of the client are you using? ----- Rom BOINC Development Team, U.C. Berkeley My Blog ID: 29138 ·

Rom Walton Project developer Send message Joined: 26 Aug 05 Posts: 164	Message 29140 - Posted: 2 Dec 2009, 16:30:57 UTC - in response to Message 29138. If you downloaded the software from out site it is secure. The installers are signed and the MSI package is signed. The case where the executables being digitally signed helps out when a virus or worm infects your machine and changes the executables in some way. Having them digitally signed causes Windows to throw an error dialog stating that the executable has been tampered with. boincscr.exe in BOINC directory is NOT digitally signed. Is it secure? Which version of the client are you using? ----- Rom BOINC Development Team, U.C. Berkeley My Blog ID: 29140 ·

aaaaaaaa Send message Joined: 2 Dec 09 Posts: 2	Message 29170 - Posted: 3 Dec 2009, 14:12:09 UTC - in response to Message 29138. Which version of the client are you using? version 6.10.18. boincscr.exe seems to make an attempt to access \Device\Afd\Endpoint ID: 29170 ·

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