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[System32] Unidentified Program in the Bagging Area
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Source: System 32 Comics
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this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2024
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Edge has no way to find out that the random .exe you just downloaded is Microsoft Teams and has not been tampered with. It would be reckless to not warn the user about downloading files from the web.
It came from their site, directly from the link inside the personal teams splash page... Can't fingerprint it? Or read the md5?
What would they compare the MD5 against? This would mean having all the MD5 files of all the software on all the internet baked right into edge. Or they would have to configure (probably multiple) repositories of known good MD5s to check against. All that’s quite a lot of work just to save you from having to click “Yes” once more.
If you really want to only use software that MS deems safe, why not use the Microsoft store instead of downloading the software yourself?
because it's directly from their site. why are you arguing about this? and the microsoft store is trash.
https://i.imgur.com/Aq0nh15.png
We are arguing about this. And I’m doing this because you’re not getting that what you’re asking for is impossible. Even if you’re downloading a file from a server called microsoft.com via SSL, the file may still be corrupt. The chance is slim, but still the risk is too big for Microsoft to tell their users, “Go ahead, it’s fine.”