[Someone1234]

> It doesn’t help all that much anyway, SmartScreen still catches your application and nags the user.

Windows 10, in the default configuration, won't let you install unsigned applications at all. It might "nag" early downloaders when a certificate is present but you can override that (and the nagging stops eventually due to popularity).

But more importantly, if the site were ever compromised, it makes it easier to spot if a compromised binary is posted. Since hopefully the bad guy wouldn't have the code signing certificate. Right now the official binary looks like a compromised version.

[eterm]

When I was just installing it now (this post reminded me that I hadn't updated it recently) I was put off by the lack of publisher in the installer and went back to double-check it was the official version. It's really off-putting seeing "publisher: unknown" when installing and my immediate reaction was, "wait, did I install it from the legit site?".