[WriteLog] Possible Malware issue with 11.21??

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > 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
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>   From: Larry Drake <kt9l at frontier.com>
> To: Steve Nordahl <ns3l at yahoo.com>; writelog at contesting.com
> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 8:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Possible Malware issue with 11.21??
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>
> 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 at 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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