Windows Defender... Again?

[John]

Forgive my stupidity but in Windows Defender (Vista Business), using
Software Explorer, how do I tell Defender to stop blocking a startup (in the
registry Run key) program I know
is safe to run?

I find it curious that there are many programs listed in Software Explorer
under Classification as "Not Yet Classified" that are allowed to run. The
program I want to allow to run is also classified as Not Yet Classified but
is blocked. How does one determine the different classes of "Not Yet
Classified"?

Selecting a program in the left pane gives me the description in the right
pane but there's no way to tell WD that the program in question is okay. Is
this a gpedit.msc setting
(group policies)?

I find Defender very puzzling.

 

[Mellowed]

Forgive my stupidity but in Windows Defender (Vista Business), using
Software Explorer, how do I tell Defender to stop blocking a startup (in
the registry Run key) program I know
is safe to run?

I find it curious that there are many programs listed in Software Explorer
under Classification as "Not Yet Classified" that are allowed to run.
The
program I want to allow to run is also classified as Not Yet Classified
but
is blocked. How does one determine the different classes of "Not Yet
Classified"?

Selecting a program in the left pane gives me the description in the right
pane but there's no way to tell WD that the program in question is okay.
Is this a gpedit.msc setting
(group policies)?

I find Defender very puzzling.

Could it be UAC that is causing the problem?

 

[Dave T.]

Forgive my stupidity but in Windows Defender (Vista Business), using
Software Explorer, how do I tell Defender to stop blocking a startup (in the
registry Run key) program I know
is safe to run?

I find it curious that there are many programs listed in Software Explorer
under Classification as "Not Yet Classified" that are allowed to run. The
program I want to allow to run is also classified as Not Yet Classified but
is blocked. How does one determine the different classes of "Not Yet
Classified"?

Selecting a program in the left pane gives me the description in the right
pane but there's no way to tell WD that the program in question is okay. Is
this a gpedit.msc setting
(group policies)?

I find Defender very puzzling.

One difference in programs that are blocked versus programs that are not
blocked;

Any 3rd party program that installs itself to the startup folder will be
blocked. This is for protection against malware installing itself.

 

[John]

Interesting, Dave. So how do I tell WD that this late comer is an okay
program?

 

[Dave T.]

Interesting, Dave. So how do I tell WD that this late comer is an okay
program?

Things to try;

Take ownership of the executable. Right click the setup file and unblock
it. If that doesn't work see if the security center has put a shield
icon on the task bar. Right click it, open the list of blocked programs
and click the one you want to start. PITA, but Vista believes in security.

--
Dave T.

"Many people die at twenty-five and aren't buried
until they are seventy-five".
Benjamin Franklin

 

[Dave T.]

Things to try;

Take ownership of the executable. Right click the setup file and unblock
it. If that doesn't work see if the security center has put a shield
icon on the task bar. Right click it, open the list of blocked programs
and click the one you want to start. PITA, but Vista believes in security.

Sorry I wasn't very specific...right click the setup file-click
properties-click unblock. If you are denied, click properties again,
click security, click advanced. give yourself full ownership.

--
Dave T.

"Many people die at twenty-five and aren't buried
until they are seventy-five".
Benjamin Franklin