THAT OUR SERVICES WILL BE OPERATIONAL, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR SAFE, OR THAT OUR SERVICES WILL FUNCTION WITHOUT DISRUPTIONS, DELAYS, OR IMPERFECTIONS. After this, users are not warned anymore when downloading and/or installing. (Signal) utilizes state-of-the-art security and end-to-end encryption to provide private messaging, Internet calling, and other services to users worldwide. Usually within a few hours analysis is done with the known analyst comments. ' ') Windows Defender scan did not report any threats.'

Additional information: 'Downloaded from: (enter URL, e.g.Definition version (look up current definition version of Microsoft Defender under Settings -> Windows Update -> View update history -> Definition updates).13, Signal tweeted proof of a single-day jump in downloads, going from 10 million to 50 million total installs.

One has to admit, though, it's a pretty interesting coincidence.

Detection name: ''was blocked because it could harm your device'' It's too early to tell if the millions of new users on Signal has a direct correlation to the issues that it is now scrambling to solve.

What do you believe this file is? 'Incorrectly detected as malware/malicious'.

Do you have a Microsoft support case number? 'No'.

Select the Microsoft security product used to scan the file: 'Microsoft Defender Smartscreen'.

Parameters I provide when submitting files are: After keeping the file SmartScreen will strike again when the user tries to install the software. Users can remove the block and choose to keep the files, but they need to click through a couple of warnings - which actually makes sense but a standard end user might get confused. SmartScreen however 'blocks' downloads as long these files have not established reputation with the service. Current signatures of Microsoft Defender never detected any threats in your files.

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