Stop detect my application as a virus

Question

I make an application that, when you run it, will put the .exe in Startup. I have this code for that:

RegistryKey rkApp = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(\"S         


        

Answer 1

Is your application digitally signed? If not you should try signing your application (you need a public certificate, but that costs money)

Application signing/verification

Answer 2

If you need to run at startup, the generally preferred way is to run it as a windows service.

If you need a gui as well, then you should have a gui that talks to the windows service that hosts your application.

Answer 3

I think any way of having an application automatically attempt to run at startup will be flagged as virus like behavior by any anti-virus system. Just tell your users to approve the change when your solution is installing.

Unless (of course) you are trying to write a virus.

In that case stop.

Answer 4

Typically your installer (MSI) would set the "launch application at startup" registry setting however I think that if your application is digitally signed with an authenticode signature then this problem will disappear.