@LuckyLlama

Try the following:

1. Create Folder on Desktop called "Linda"

2. Search for "Windows Defender"

3. Click Settings, "Excluded files and locations"

Add the following locations (Replacing USERNAME with your account info/path):

C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads; C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\Linda;

4. Now select "Excluded file types" | Under File extensions type .zip and click add

5. Select "Excluded processes" and add the following path C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\Linda\Linda-qt.exe;

6. Click Save changes

7. Browse to URL:

https://github.com/Lindacoin/Linda/releases

8. Download "windows_qt.zip" and extract to C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\Linda

9. Launch file "Linda-qt.exe"

I tested on a Windows 10 machine and everything functioned correctly


PS. As a little cleanup go back into Windows Defender and under "Excluded files and locations" remove "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads" then under "Excluded file types" remove .zip and retain the entry under Excluded processes followed by saving changes.

Good luck- ///Max