Downloading known publisher but states unknown publisher


  1. actresssharon56
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    Downloading known publisher but states unknown publisher


    I am trying to download Audacity. I went to audacityteam.org which says it is the official site. I begin to download and the Program Name states audacity-win-2.1.2 (4).exe, then it states Publisher Unknown, File origin: Hard drive on this computer. So I didn't run it because of the Unknown Publisher. Does anyone know if this is safe? A lot of people use audacity and I would like to hear from an expert. Thanks so much for your response!!
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  3. Mellon Head
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    You are getting Audacity from the right place, and the version number sounds correct. It may be popping up with "Unknown publisher" because the program doesn't have a GUID built into it. (It's a way of digitally signing the program to make it so Windows sees it as authentic. Some publishers don't do it, particularly if the program is ported from Linux, which I believe Audacity is.) It isn't anything to worry about, for the most part. One thing I would do, and I always do it, is to scan the file with a good anti-virus/anti-malware program before trying to install it.

    Enjoy Audacity. It's a very well done, and very useful program for dealing with audio files. :)
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