Never download unsigned programs. When a signed component is received for the first time, your browser will, if set up to do so, show the certificate applicable to the signature. The certificate identifies the provider of the component and you can decide whether or not to proceed with the installation. If you decide not to proceed, the component is discarded, and if you accept to proceed, the component is automatically installed on your PC.
Useful advice about downloads
- Check the issuer and the affiliation of the certificates of signed programs. Accept downloads only from people you trust.
- Do not download programs from untrustworthy Web sites or Web sites you don’t know.
- Do not open programs or files (including documents or PDF files) directly from a Web site. Always save them on your hard disk first and check for viruses manually if your antivirus program does not do so automatically.
- Check that the file name is unchanged and that the file didn’t suddenly become a program (files ending with “.exe”, “.bat”, “.cpm”, “.vbs” or “.pif” are program files).
- When satisfied on all counts, open the file. Avoid double clicks. Instead, open the file in the program in which the file appears to have been created.