Program Sets Off Windows Defender At Launch

[Nemai04]

I have this old program I like to use, Freehand 7 (1995), but no matter what I do in Windows 7 I get the User Account Control Defender Box saying "Do you want the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer?"

I tried installing the program elsewhere, even in the original Program Files, and also on the top level of the hard drive. I tried running the compatibility program, and adding special permissions, but I could not change some of the settings. In the Windows Defender Tools I tried adding excluded files and folders, putting the application folder and application itself as exceptions, but it still sets off that alert before the program will start up.

The program does not have this problem in Vista.

 

[Roderunner]

Hi Nemai04,
Right click the file in the start menu, then:-

 

[Nemai04]

Roderunner, thanks for that, however it does not work. I tried it again just to make sure. I think for some reason this old program checks something in the programs folder, or perhaps writes a temporary file or something there, which sets off defender. Both Macromedia (now defunct, bought up by Adobe) Freehand 7 and Dreamweaver 4 have the little shield icon on their icon in Windows 7, and set off that warning before they start up. I bother with Freehand 7 because it was that last competent version of the program that runs on current systems, and Adobe Illustrator has always been a clunky and stupid program in comparison to this day, and there is no better vector graphics solution for any money. See Futuristicwave.com.

 

[Roderunner]

Type msconfig in start menu search box, look in startup tab. If it's there, disable it, if not, all the better. I await your reply.

 

[Nemai04]

I did not understand your instructions. I am familiar with the system configuration ap.

 

[Roderunner]

I did not understand your instructions. I am familiar with the system configuration ap.

Neither do I having read my last post. Here's the image I forgot to add.
Type msconfig in start menu search box and press enter.

 

[Nemai04]

No I got that, I even have a link to it in my custom buttons folder. What are you saying to deactivate? I still want the defender up and running against attacks, otherwise I would just slide the defender security level slider down, but this is not recommended or wise.

 

[Roderunner]

I was referring to your program that's causing the problem.

 

[Nemai04]

Okay, the problem is not that the warning alert happens at random, but when I launch the program to use it, which I do a lot. The question was how to stop that alert from happening when I launch the program.

 

[Roderunner]

If your familiar in setting it to run at start up using Task Scheduler try it.

 

[Nemai04]

I do not run the program at start up. I launch the program as I need to use it. At that time, when I launch the program to use it, the alert goes off, and at no other time. The problem is, can you make it so that when you launch the program to use it, you do not get that warning dialog, asking if it is okay for the program to make changes to the computer. if you have an email I can email you a link to download the program and try it and see what I am talking about.

 

[Roderunner]

Could this have anything to do with it ? Adobe - FreeHand MX

 

[Nemai04]

Okay you are clearly not understanding what I think was a very clear explanation, several times, thus I am moving on.

 

[Brink]

Hello Nemai,

If you have not already, see if adding the folder and/or .exe file of this folder in the Excluded files and folders under Tools and Options in Windows Defender to see if that may stop the alert when you launch the program.



Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Nemai04]

Defender Tool Options

You can see here every folder and application possibility is included: does not affect the warning that goes off when you launch the program.

 

[Brink]

After digging and looking some more, I'm not sure that you are getting this message from Windows Defender.

First, I would clear those exclusion entries so that Windows Defender will be able to scan those locations for malware to be safe.

Next, you could use the tutorial below to disable the Open File Security Warning messages. In the example screenshots at the link below, check to see if those are the messages you are getting.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/182353-open-file-security-warning-enable-disable.html

 

[Nemai04]

Okay thanks I will look into it.