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microsoft / winget-cli

WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).
https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/
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Download counter & Malware protection #1238

Open SlimRG opened 3 years ago

SlimRG commented 3 years ago

Today users have no feedback information. It will be better if we know for exemple - how many times app was downloaded

Another problem is conflicts with Windows Malware Protection. Some apps after installation will cause anti-virus aggression (for example IoBit products) In my opinion it will be better if we can see, for example (Ⓜ) , if programm is safe for use with Microsoft Antivirus

journeym commented 2 months ago

This is starting to get a very needed feature, with the availiability of tools sich as winget-ui, packages will need some credentiability so that a simple gui user can decide which one is commonly installed and which one is not.

Masamune3210 commented 2 months ago

Everything is already scanned by Defender before it ever makes its way to the public repo

c3er commented 2 months ago

Everything is already scanned by Defender before it ever makes its way to the public repo

Credibility is more than whether something is malicious.

Masamune3210 commented 2 months ago

The original post specifically talks about concerns involving AV....

journeym commented 2 months ago

Original poster made two proposals , im talking about download count, as valid point of trust.