Windows SmartScreen explained

When you double-click FrenzBrowserSetup.exe, Windows might show a blue screen titled "Windows protected your PC" with a button to "Don't run."

Why it happens

Microsoft uses a "SmartScreen reputation" system. New software publishers have to download enough on enough machines before SmartScreen automatically trusts them. Frenz Browser is signed by Frenz LLC and verified malware-free, but we're a new publisher — we have to earn that reputation one install at a time.

How to install anyway

1. On the SmartScreen blue screen, click More info.
2. You'll see "App: FrenzBrowserSetup-X.Y.Z.exe — Publisher: Frenz LLC."
3. Click Run anyway.
4. The NSIS installer wizard opens. Continue through it normally.

Will this go away?

Yes. We're applying for an Extended Validation code-signing certificate from DigiCert. EV-signed software bypasses SmartScreen entirely on first install. The cert is ~$300/year and we buy it once revenue justifies — probably within the first few months. Every early customer makes that moment closer.

Verify the download

The download page lists the installer's SHA-256 hash. To verify it matches what we shipped:

certutil -hashfile FrenzBrowserSetup-X.Y.Z.exe SHA256

The output should match the hash on the download page.