I’m a independent software engineer, and I’m currently working on a .NET application for a small user group. I develop this in Visual Studio, and deploy this with ClickOnce of Microsoft. Most of my users use Avast, and when trying to install or update, for every file it gives a warning and suggests it should be blocked (according to the message solely on the basis that the files are unknown. Which they will always be, as the software only has an small intended user group).
This is very inconvenient. I hoped it would help if the application would be identified by a valid signature, but now that I’ve done that it still keeps telling me the files are unknown and they should be blocked.
Is there any way to avoid this? Is there a way to certify the software that the files will be accepted, can I upload them somewhere or (as a last resort) is there a way to identify a trusted location / webpage?
Your help is appreciated!