{"id":10798,"date":"2022-03-28T00:35:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T07:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=10798"},"modified":"2025-10-12T22:15:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:15:05","slug":"is-alwaysup-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/alwaysup\/is-alwaysup-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Is AlwaysUp safe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-lazy-load\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-boxshot-250x250.webp\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\" title=\"AlwaysUp runs any application as a Windows Service\" alt=\"AlwaysUp runs any application as a Windows Service\" border=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"blog-toc-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px;\">\n<p id=\"blog-toc-title\">In this article&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"checkmark-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#digitally-signed\">AlwaysUp is digitally signed, for authenticity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#scanned-for-viruses\">Each release of AlwaysUp is scanned for viruses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#many-customers\">Hundreds of security-conscious companies &amp; governments use AlwaysUp every day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#actively-supported\">AlwaysUp is actively supported and regularly patched<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#built-with-security\">We built AlwaysUp with security in mind<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#vetted-by-bis\">The US Department of Commerce has vetted AlwaysUp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Is our popular <a href=\"\/products\/AlwaysUp\/\">AlwaysUp software<\/a> safe? To answer in one word &mdash; <b>Yes!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>AlwaysUp is free of viruses, trojans, advertising and malware of any kind.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because <b>the integrity of our software is our company&#8217;s highest priority<\/b>. Indeed, we take the following steps to ensure that AlwaysUp is safe &amp; secure.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"digitally-signed\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"blog-section\">\n<div style=\"margin:0px;float:right;\"><a href=\"#top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/images\/top.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"50\" height=\"18\" title=\"Go to the top\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"blog-caption\">AlwaysUp is digitally signed, for authenticity<\/h2>\n<p>The executable files distributed with AlwaysUp are all <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Code_signing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">code signed<\/a>. With that, you can rest assured that <b>no one has compromised the files on your system<\/b> since we created them.<\/p>\n<p>For example, when you launch AlwaysUp, the embedded signature tells you that our company &mdash; <a href=\"\/company\/\">Core Technologies Consulting, LLC<\/a> &mdash; created the software:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-uac-prompt-verified.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"AlwaysUp verified by User Account Control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-uac-prompt-verified.png\" title=\"AlwaysUp verified by User Account Control (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"AlwaysUp verified by User Account Control\" border=\"1\" width=\"456\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Similarly, you can see the digital signatures when you open the executable file&#8217;s properties:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-digital-signatures.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"AlwaysUp Digital Signatures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-digital-signatures.png\" title=\"AlwaysUp Digital Signatures (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"AlwaysUp Digital Signatures\" border=\"0\" width=\"405\" height=\"566\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Those digital signatures make it impossible to tamper with AlwaysUp.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"scanned-for-viruses\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"blog-section\">\n<div style=\"margin:0px;float:right;\"><a href=\"#top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/images\/top.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"50\" height=\"18\" title=\"Go to the top\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"blog-caption\">Each release of AlwaysUp is scanned for viruses<\/h2>\n<p>We thoroughly test AlwaysUp before each release. Those tests include virus scanning.<\/p>\n<p>And after release, <b>independent third parties<\/b> interrogate AlwaysUp as well. Here are the results from a few of their recent scans:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.download3k.com\/Antivirus-Report-AlwaysUp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/images\/download3k_award_clean.png\" alt=\"Download3K Antivirus Report\" title=\"Download3K Antivirus Report\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/images\/quotes-transparent-21x21.png\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\">&nbsp;AlwaysUp is clean of any form of malware (viruses, spyware, adware, etc.)<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:34px\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.virustotal.com\/gui\/url\/cba5c5a69da8c0178c1bee665723883cb1baedd6009492fac881665dd296070d\/detection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/virustotal-logo.png\" alt=\"VirusTotal report\" title=\"VirusTotal report\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/images\/quotes-transparent-21x21.png\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\">&nbsp;VirusTotal inspected AlwaysUp with over 70 antivirus scanners<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If your antivirus software suggests that an AlwaysUp executable is infected, <b>it&#8217;s almost surely a false alarm<\/b>. Please <a href=\"\/support\/\">contact us<\/a> with the details and we will work with the makers of your virus protection software to resolve the issue. <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"many-customers\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"blog-section\">\n<div style=\"margin:0px;float:right;\"><a href=\"#top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/images\/top.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"50\" height=\"18\" title=\"Go to the top\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"blog-caption\">Hundreds of security-conscious companies &amp; governments use AlwaysUp every day<\/h2>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-customer-logos-480x362.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"Many companies use AlwaysUp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-customer-logos-480x362.png\" title=\"Many companies use AlwaysUp (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Many companies use AlwaysUp\" border=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"362\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Customers have installed AlwaysUp <b>more than 80,000 times<\/b> over the past 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, you will find AlwaysUp protecting applications all over the globe in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Global financial institutions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Cruise line operators<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Energy corporations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Aircraft manufacturers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Healthcare providers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Railroad companies<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Top universities &amp; research institutions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The US government<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In fact, more than 20 companies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/fortune500\/2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fortune 50<\/a> run AlwaysUp.<\/p>\n<p><b>And all those companies care about security!<\/b> They certainly wouldn&#8217;t embrace AlwaysUp if it wasn&#8217;t safe.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"actively-supported\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"blog-section\">\n<div style=\"margin:0px;float:right;\"><a href=\"#top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/images\/top.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"50\" height=\"18\" title=\"Go to the top\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"blog-caption\">AlwaysUp is actively supported and regularly patched<\/h2>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-lazy-load\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/apache-log4j-vulnerability.webp\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\" title=\"We're Not Affected by the Apache Log4j Vulnerability\" alt=\"We're Not Affected by the Apache Log4j Vulnerability\" border=\"0\" width=\"380\" height=\"160\"><\/div>\n<p>In a world of supply chain compromises (like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/04\/16\/985439655\/a-worst-nightmare-cyberattack-the-untold-story-of-the-solarwinds-hack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solarwinds hack<\/a>) and vicious ransomware attacks (like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WannaCry_ransomware_attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WannaCry<\/a>), software vendors must remain hyper-vigilant about security.<\/p>\n<p>In our case, we actively monitor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/uscert\/ncas\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cybersecurity &amp; Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) alerts<\/a> to <b>discover critical flaws as they develop<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>And once we identify an important flaw that could affect our software or systems, we move quickly to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Determine if we&#8217;re actually exposed to the problematic software, and if so<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Upgrade or patch our systems to remediate the problem.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For example, we <a href=\"\/blog\/support\/apache-log4j-vulnerability\/\">responded swiftly to the recent Apache Log4 vulnerability<\/a>. Thankfully, the problem did not affect AlwaysUp.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"built-with-security\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"blog-section\">\n<div style=\"margin:0px;float:right;\"><a href=\"#top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/images\/top.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"50\" height=\"18\" title=\"Go to the top\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"blog-caption\">We built AlwaysUp with security in mind<\/h2>\n<p>Since day one, security has played an important role in the design and implementation of AlwaysUp. In fact, we architected the software to keep your information secure.<\/p>\n<p>For example, AlwaysUp:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Hides your Windows password when you&#8217;re entering it on the Logon tab<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t store your Windows password<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Omits your Windows password when you export an application to XML.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-password-obfuscated.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"AlwaysUp obfuscates your Windows password\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-password-obfuscated.png\" title=\"AlwaysUp obfuscates your Windows password (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"AlwaysUp obfuscates your Windows password\" border=\"0\" width=\"411\" height=\"592\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Please read <a href=\"\/products\/AlwaysUp\/HowAlwaysUpWorks.html\">How AlwaysUp Works<\/a> to learn about the internals of AlwaysUp.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"vetted-by-bis\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"blog-section\">\n<div style=\"margin:0px;float:right;\"><a href=\"#top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/images\/top.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"50\" height=\"18\" title=\"Go to the top\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"blog-caption\">The US Department of Commerce has vetted AlwaysUp<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, we should point out that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bis.doc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security<\/a> has evaluated AlwaysUp.<\/p>\n<p>After going through the process with the examiners, AlwaysUp earned an export classification of EAR99:<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/products\/AlwaysUp\/Core-Technologies-Consulting-AlwaysUp-ECCN.pdf\" title=\"AlwaysUp ECCN (PDF)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" style=\"border:1px solid black\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-eccn-front-page.png\" title=\"AlwaysUp ECCN (PDF)\" alt=\"AlwaysUp ECCN (PDF)\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:30px\">\nPlease be sure to <a href=\"\/support\/\">get in touch<\/a> if you have any other questions about AlwaysUp security.\n<\/p>\n<p>Stay safe!<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top:30px\" align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"cta-button-1\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/blog\/tag\/security\/\" title=\"More articles about security\"><span><nobr>More articles about security&#8230;<\/nobr><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- relpost-thumb-wrapper --><div class=\"relpost-thumb-wrapper\"><!-- filter-class --><div class=\"relpost-thumb-container\"><style>.relpost-block-single-image, .relpost-post-image { margin-bottom: 10px; 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