Branding a wxPython app

[Larry Bates]

Nizam Sayeed wrote:
> Hello all...
> 
> I ran into an odd situation today with a wxPython app (built as an exe 
> with py2exe for Windows) that I had developed for work. Our IT dept. 
> rolled out Windows Defender (Microsoft's Anti-Spyware software) today 
> and after it was rolled out, my app stopped working. Turns out that the 
> process is classified as published by "Unknown Publisher" or something 
> like that so Windows Defender blocked it from running. I was wondering 
> if there is a way to brand the software built using wxPython (or python 
> in general) somehow. Maybe I am asking the wrong group as this could be 
> something related to py2exe itself. If anyone has any input, it would be 
> much appreciated. Thanks.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Nizam Sayeed

Either disable that setting in Windows Defender or you will have to sign your 
exe (which is a rather involved thing).  You have to get a certificate and use 
it to sign your code.  Here is a link that might get you strated.

http://www.pgadmin.org/download/source.php

-Larry