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Hello,
I have written a Windows application in C++. It's compiled as an executive file (.EXE). I have been the latest version of the binary for almost two years without issues. I tested it against XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10 without any problems.
Two days ago, I noticed that I would double click the icon and it wouldn't open anymore. It clearly started because you can see the hourglass for 1 or 2 seconds and then nothing happens.
I rebooted, reinstall of the distribution package and still nothing would work.
**** And here is the strange part:
I installed an earlier version and that one would start up and work normally.
I then tried going back to the new version (the one that doesn't work) and after simply renaming the EXE file I was able to get to work again.
I'm no expert on Windows Defender/SmartScreen but this suggests that my program was "black listed " based on the combination name/hash. I looked on the web for answer but I couldn't find any information on that topic.
I am here asking for help because I want to understand what is going on here and what I can do to get this resolved.
Regards,
Frank B.
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I have written a Windows application in C++. It's compiled as an executive file (.EXE). I have been the latest version of the binary for almost two years without issues. I tested it against XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10 without any problems.
Two days ago, I noticed that I would double click the icon and it wouldn't open anymore. It clearly started because you can see the hourglass for 1 or 2 seconds and then nothing happens.
I rebooted, reinstall of the distribution package and still nothing would work.
**** And here is the strange part:
I installed an earlier version and that one would start up and work normally.
I then tried going back to the new version (the one that doesn't work) and after simply renaming the EXE file I was able to get to work again.
I'm no expert on Windows Defender/SmartScreen but this suggests that my program was "black listed " based on the combination name/hash. I looked on the web for answer but I couldn't find any information on that topic.
I am here asking for help because I want to understand what is going on here and what I can do to get this resolved.
Regards,
Frank B.
Continue reading...