When you click Download Antitwister, different browsers behave a little differently:
Chrome saves Antitwister in your Downloads folder and at the bottom of the browser displays a link to it. In future you can use Windows Explorer to find the Downloads folder and inside double-click Antitwister.exe to run it.
Firefox saves Antitwister in your Downloads folder. Click “Show all downloads.” In future you can use Windows Explorer to find the Downloads folder and inside double-click Antitwister.exe to run it.
Edge says Antitwister was “blocked because it could harm your device.” Hover your mouse to the right of that slander and click “...” then “Keep.” Then it says “this app is not commonly downloaded ...” When you click “Show more” Edge finally gives you the option “Keep anyway.” That places Antitwister.exe in your Downloads folder, after which it asks if you want to open the file.
In Windows 7, the first time you run Antitwister, Windows will display the scary message “Unknown Publisher: publisher could not be verified.” I can’t verify Windows, so there. Uncheck “Always ask ...” to stop seeing this message.
In Windows 10, the first time you run Antitwister, Windows first says it “protected your PC.” Click “More info” and it says that Antitwister is not recognized. If the message stopped there we would let it pass, being modest and unassuming, but it goes on to say that running the program “might put your PC at risk.” Maybe the cretin responsible for that slander will fall down a crack in the earth one day during an earthquake. I like to imagine that happening. It consoles me. Click “Run anyway.”
In Windows 11, after you download the program, right-click the Antitwister file and choose “Properties.” In the “General” tab, checkmark “Unblock” and click “OK.” Then you can run the program as usual. The program will stay unblocked.
The program requires no setup or installation. You can move the file Antitwister.exe anywhere, the program is self-contained. You can create a shortcut to it by right-clicking the file, then clicking “Create shortcut.” Then move the resulting shortcut to, say, your desktop or taskbar.
The program passes all reputable virus checkers, including Kasperski, Symantec, and Malwarebytes. Of several dozen checkers tested, two obscure ones gave false positives: MaxSecure and Tapmine. The first claims to use “artificial intelligence,” the second “machine learning.”
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