Trust and company

Security software needs administrator rights, so you should know exactly who makes it and what it does. Here is everything you need to check us yourself.

1. Who makes Coinetic

Company	Salus Alpha Group AG
Address	Industriestrasse 56, 9491 Ruggell, Liechtenstein
Commercial register	FL-0002.391.497-5 (Office of Justice of the Principality of Liechtenstein)
Contact	office@coinetic.io
Payments	Handled by Bright Market, LLC d/b/a FastSpring, our merchant of record

The full legal details are in the imprint.

2. Check the installer yourself

Before you install, you can confirm in under a minute that the file really comes from us and was not changed:

1. Signature: right-click CoineticSetup.exe › Properties › Digital Signatures. It must say Salus Alpha Group AG, and Details must say "This digital signature is OK", with a timestamp.
2. Or in PowerShell:

   Get-AuthenticodeSignature .\CoineticSetup.exe | Format-List Status, SignerCertificate

   Status must be Valid, and the certificate subject must contain O=Salus Alpha Group AG.
3. Checksum: the SHA-256 of the current installer is published at coinetic.io/download/CoineticSetup.exe.sha256. Compare it with:

   Get-FileHash .\CoineticSetup.exe -Algorithm SHA256

Automatic updates check the same things: Coinetic only installs an update that comes from coinetic.io, matches the published SHA-256 and is signed by Salus Alpha Group AG. Anything else is refused.

Independent scan: the installer is checked by more than 70 antivirus engines on VirusTotal – 0 detections. You can re-scan the file you downloaded there yourself.

3. What Coinetic does with administrator rights

• It manages the Windows Firewall. All its rules are normal Windows Firewall rules whose names start with Coinetic, visible in wf.msc at any time.
• It reads Windows' own logs (Security log, firewall, RDP, VPN, web server logs) to recognise attackers, on this computer.
• It runs a protection service, so protection continues when nobody is logged on.
• It does not install a network driver, scan your files for viruses, read your documents or e-mails, or send your logs anywhere.
• Clean uninstall: Apps & features › Coinetic › Uninstall removes the service and the program and puts the firewall back as it was before Coinetic. Block rules you created yourself stay.

4. What Coinetic sends, and when

When	What
Licence check	Licence key, a computer ID (a hash, not your serial number), computer name, Windows and Coinetic version.
Update check (once a day)	Coinetic downloads coinetic.io/download/version.json and, if newer, the signed installer. Nothing about your computer is sent.
Ask AI (only when you ask)	Your question and the context Coinetic shows you in the chat. User names, e-mail addresses and people's names are replaced with placeholders first.
Attack statistics	Counts only, once an hour (e.g. how many connections were blocked) - no addresses, no names, no logs. Switch off: Help › License › Share anonymous attack statistics.
Who owns an address	Coinetic asks the public internet registries (RDAP / WHOIS) about that address only.

The full list, with legal bases, is in our privacy policy.

5. Report a security issue

Found a vulnerability in Coinetic or on coinetic.io? Please write to office@coinetic.io with the subject Security report. We confirm receipt, keep you informed and credit you if you wish. Please give us reasonable time to fix it before you publish. Our security.txt has the same details.

6. Try before you trust

Every computer can use Coinetic with all features for 30 days, without payment details. Test it on a machine you choose, look at its rules in wf.msc, and uninstall it if it is not for you.