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Malware/Virus Warning

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:58 pm
by GM1YME
I'm getting a malware/virus warning with the CPS downloaded from

A. You need to use the OpenGD77 CPS, (including the USB driver needed for the OpenGD77) which can be downloaded from here
https://github.com/rogerclarkmelbourne/ ... taller.exe

Re: Malware/Virus Warning

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 5:39 pm
by m1dyp
i just followed chromes instructions

Download an unsafe file
before clicking dismiss
On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More More and then Downloads.
Find the file you want to download.
Click Recover malicious file.

and it will download

Re: Malware/Virus Warning

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:30 pm
by GM1YME
I'm using Firefox.

Re: Malware/Virus Warning

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:17 pm
by VK3KYY
Firefox has a similar system to Chrome.

Re: Malware/Virus Warning

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:57 pm
by m1dyp
in firefox click on the download arrow

right click it and select allow download

Re: Malware/Virus Warning

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:04 pm
by GM1YME
Thanks

Re: Malware/Virus Warning

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:12 pm
by VK3KYY
I'm not entirely sure what virus scanning method Firefox is now using.

My antivirus does not report the file has having a virus.

The world of antivirus protection seems to be quite broken.

If you upload the file to https://www.virustotal.com you'll see the file gets detected by about 16 antivirus programs as a virus, but as different viruses, and some only say they have a 60% confidence rating they have actually detected a virus.

Whereas major companies like McAfee and Trend and Sophos and Microsoft say it doesn't have a virus.

Re: Malware/Virus Warning

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:46 pm
by m1dyp
avast does check it, but it always comes back clean.

some others just seem to be over-protective :mrgreen: