


What seemingly cannot be guaranteed at the moment is that the genuine app is free from malware, given that the App Store has recently twice allowed notarized apps to include the Shlayer malware. Most of what you are asking for is provided by the Mac App Store, since that’s the venue under discussion here. that has been verified as “clean” without malware hooking a ride OR that is “delayed” during download such that the end result can be verified as “clean” before the recipient installs same? Why the heck hasn’t some wizard come up with an equivalent option for the unique and specific purpose of being able to download software, etc.
