> If users click on the link, instead of a direct download, like in
> my case, it tried to run malware like Windows Download Manager2
> and others..
If your system attempted to run Download Manager2, it is because
Download Manager2 was already on your system and had become the
default "helper" for *.exe and other types of executable files.
Disconnect your system from the internet, boot into safe mode and
run a known, clean anti-malware scanner/repair product.
It is *always* safer to download files by right click, save as
rather than allowing direct download/run ...
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2014-06-28 10:06 AM, Steve Nordahl via WriteLog wrote:
I managed to finally do the update but only after doing a right-click save file
on the 11.21 exe file on the WL download page. If users click on the link,
instead of a direct download, like in my case, it tried to run malware like
Windows Download Manager2 and others.. Be very careful.. Only right-click and
save file..
Steve NS3L
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From: Larry Drake <kt9l@frontier.com>
To: Steve Nordahl <ns3l@yahoo.com>; writelog@contesting.com
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Possible Malware issue with 11.21??
I updated this morning without any problems. Downloaded the update from the
writelog site and installed.
Everything seems to be running normal.
Larry KT9L
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Nordahl via WriteLog
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 8:10 AM
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] Possible Malware issue with 11.21??
I attempted to download WL update 11.21 and got hit immediately with
malware. Anyone else had an issue?? One in particular was "UpdateNowPro"
which is well known malware. It seems to have happened immediately after
clicking on the download link. I canceled the download but the malware got
past. Although I was able to remove the malware, I'm not going to try this
again until I know for sure it's clean..
Steve NS3L
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