WINDOWS SMARTSCREEN · CURRENT STATUS

A warning is a reason
to verify.

The current 2.0.4 installer is not Authenticode-signed, so Microsoft Defender SmartScreen may call it an unrecognized app. Here is what that means and what to check.

Installer unsignedSHA-256 available

Why the warning can appear

SmartScreen uses several signals, including publisher signatures, reputation and download prevalence. Our current installer does not contain an Authenticode signature. Windows therefore cannot display a verified software publisher for this build and may warn even when the bytes match our official release.

Important: “unsigned” does not mean “automatically malicious,” but it removes an important identity signal. A hash match is useful evidence that the file is the one we published; it is not equivalent to a publisher certificate.

Check before deciding

  1. Confirm the download came from crazikktweaks.com or the official get.higherfps.com URL linked by our site.
  2. Check that the filename is crazikktweaks-app-2.0.4-setup.exe.
  3. Run PowerShell's SHA-256 check shown below.
  4. Compare every character with the value on the official release page.
  5. If the source or hash is different, stop and delete the file.
Get-FileHash .\crazikktweaks-app-2.0.4-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256
f6bb035564792b51c3ca4a5b4f188d26a068f090906e50914892e729400188c1

What we recommend

Keep Microsoft Defender and Windows updates enabled. Do not disable antivirus globally, do not copy an installer from file-sharing sites and do not rely on screenshots of a hash. If Defender reports a specific malware detection rather than a generic reputation warning, stop and send the exact detection name, app version and download URL to [email protected].

Long-term improvement

Code signing is the correct way to give Windows a cryptographically verifiable publisher identity. Until a signed release is published, this page and the checksum state the current limitation explicitly. The changelog will record any future signing change.