[GNC] [OT] Betterbird (was Possible malware in GnuCash 3.14 for Windows)

[Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)]

> On 1/18/26 12:50 PM, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote:
>> Here's how I know. The email program Betterbird, a fork of Mozilla
>> Thunderbird, has much more frequent updates than GnuCash. As with
>> GnuCash, it has no signing certificate. Every time, I get the prompt,
>> click "More info" and then "install anyway," and I have no issues.

On 2026-01-20 22:14, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> Stan,
> 
> Betterbird does indeed have a certificate you can manually install on
> Windows systems so you don't have to keep doing the 'More info' dance
> each time.
> 
> Scroll down to the bottom of the Downloads page to grab it.
> Instructions on their Support page here:
> https://www.betterbird.eu/support/#signing

Thanks, Adrien. I actually did that about 15 months ago, and it worked
for a while but then stopped working a couple of months ago. Perhaps
Jörg got a new certificate? I don't install Betterbird updates often
enough that a couple of extra clicks is a nuisance, so I haven't really
investigated.

Stan Brown
Tehachapi, CA, USA
https://BrownMath.com/