title: Digitally Signing Install Shield installer
body: <p>I was recently given a VB.NET project for fixing some bugs and creating an installer for it. I was told to use Install Shield LE.</p>
  
  <p>All went well with creating the install script but Windows 8 is giving me a smart screen warning when downloading the application from a web site and trying to install it. </p>
  
  <p>I am aware of Windows 8 policy where popular applications get more "trust points" and become popular but the application is targeted for a fairly small audience of people therefore we can not rely on this option. Even more, people without proper knowledge would be repelled by the warning message and that could cause MS to never raise the trust for the application.</p>
  
  <p>My question is, do I have to sign both - the application and the installer with a certificate? If so how do I sign the installer, as there is a signing tab for the project but I can't find one for the installer.</p>
  
  <p>Bonus points if anyone can tell me if acquiring a proper certificate will remove the warning message telling <strong>this isn't a commonly downloaded file and might be dangerous</strong> from chrome/IE when downloading the application. <em>There are many threads about this, I know, but most of them suggest adding the site to webmaster tools but that hasn't helped and we're still receiving the message</em></p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>