Why do some icons have a shield

[Davros]

and how do I get rid of it
eg:

No compatibility options are ticked neither is Run as Administrator.

 

[WhiningKhan]

I think it indicates the target of shortcut will run with admin privileges. So it might encrypt your xxx parody collection, look up your mother's contact info and mail her the unlocking password. It is a healthy reminder.

 

[Davros]

Run as Administrator in the properties isnt ticked

 

[WhiningKhan]

I suppose you are now talking about shortcut file, .lnk, not having 'Run as Administrator' selected. That does not matter if the exe it points to wants to have admin rights. The shield is visible on the actual executable's icon, right?
EDIT: And it's not actually literal Admin account rights causing this but probably additional permissions it wants - such as writing to filesystem paths not allowed by default.

 

[Davros]

The exe does have a shield but that doesnt have "Run as Administrator" selected either

 

[WhiningKhan]

The exe does have a shield but that doesnt have "Run as Administrator" selected either

The "Run as Administrator" is irrelevant. The executable just requires admin rights.

 

[WhiningKhan]

If you are really OC about this then just FGI to find appropriate trickery. Such as

https://www.reddit.com/r/PiratedGames/comments/xbo89o

 

[Davros]

Out of interest I downloaded a nocd for max payne 2 and that didnt have the shield

 

[Davros]

I noticed that the nocd (no shield) was the same size as the exe that had a shield so I used fc.exe to compare them and they are identical.
So why has the original maxpayne2.exe got a shield and the new maxpayne2.exe hasn't?