I have developed a small application which is displaying a simple form with a grid.
(can be downloaded from https://www.boyans.net/ArcPaths/ArcPaths.htm)
The application has no viruses, no file writes, no registry writes. Pure display only application.
The application simply reads some Windows system data and displays it in a table/grid.
The only thing a user can do besides looking on application form is to select a row and copy its content to clipboard.
I was really astonished to see this 4 year old application marked as bad!
This is completely unacceptable from the viewpoint of a developer who does not have a Norton product installed and cannot know that Norton has given a "Bad" mark for his application. There is no place on the internet where such information is available.
I have the impression that Norton is trying to gain more customers through this File Insight reputation thing in two directions - first developers are somehow forced to buy a Norton antivirus solution, second to buy a Symantec Code signing certificate.
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At the moment I am using the latest trial version of NIS.
What should a developer like me do when the trial expires?
How would I check if Norton has not flagged any of my applications/versions as bad?
I see as possible solution a free version of File Insight (either downloadable or online).
What do you think?