34.3.0 Virus alert

[Petraeus 147]

Windows security is suddenly reporting a virus threat from this latest version; I've never had this before with previous versions. Anyone else seeing the same thing?

Trojan:Script/Wacatac.H!ml

[kiek 1,237]

31 minutes ago, Petraeus said:

Windows security is suddenly reporting a virus threat from this latest version; I've never had this before with previous versions. Anyone else seeing the same thing?

That must be a false alert.

You can always check the MD5 file checksum for the zip, as published on my site.

Edited February 7, 2023 by kiek

[KMSAS 8]

I have the same!

Keld 

[kiek 1,237]

3 hours ago, KMSAS said:

I have the same! 

Same answer for you! 😉

 

Edited February 7, 2023 by kiek

[Petraeus 147]

No doubt my technical ignorance, but Windows 10 is not even downloading the .zip - there's no physical 'thing' that I can actually get hold of and examine.

[kiek 1,237]

4 minutes ago, Petraeus said:

No doubt my technical ignorance, but Windows 10 is not even downloading the .zip - there's no physical 'thing' that I can actually get hold of and examine.

The kind of windows operating system, 10 or 11, is not relevant for downloading a file ....

[Petraeus 147]

1 minute ago, kiek said:

The kind of windows operating system, 10 or 11, is not relevant for downloading a file ....

Quite possibly not, I just gave the version number for the sake of completeness. All I know for sure is that the OS refuses to make the .zip accessible to me.

[kiek 1,237]

35 minutes ago, Petraeus said:

Quite possibly not, I just gave the version number for the sake of completeness. All I know for sure is that the OS refuses to make the .zip accessible to me.

?

Try a smartphone, just to check my site is okay.

[Petraeus 147]

Yes, it downloaded to my 'phone OK.

[kiek 1,237]

43 minutes ago, Petraeus said:

Yes, it downloaded to my 'phone OK.

Ok  thx, so there is nothing wrong with my site.

Btw, normally you can overrule the OS if it (in this case wrongly) says you should not open the file...

 

Edited February 7, 2023 by kiek

[Searnhardt 2]

Wacatac is a severe threat to our computers, often requiring complete reformatting of the affected drive.  I love your software, and hate to imagine not having it, but windows defender is making the correct call, by not allowing us to download this last update until you scrub your files…..

please take this threat seriously…it is very unlikely this is a “false positive”

 

[Dave_YVR 997]

 Windows Defender isn't very well known for being very good though.

Edited February 8, 2023 by Dave_YVR

[kiek 1,237]

3 hours ago, Searnhardt said:

Wacatac is a severe threat to our computers, often requiring complete reformatting of the affected drive.  I love your software, and hate to imagine not having it, but windows defender is making the correct call, by not allowing us to download this last update until you scrub your files…..

please take this threat seriously…it is very unlikely this is a “false positive”

 

You can simply do a MD5  file check here on the setup_PSXT_MSFS_v34.3.0.zip and compare it with the one at my site to see if something has changed, but trust me, it has not..

Note that the Windows Defender is not perfect. Sometimes it is too strict. We have seen that in the past many times.

[Petraeus 147]

11 hours ago, kiek said:

Btw, normally you can overrule the OS if it (in this case wrongly) says you should not open the file..

That's what I would normally do with a trusted (by me) site/provider. However, the OS is not giving me the option this time - I can't get anywhere near the file.

[Searnhardt 2]

I am happy to report that after installing the recent windows 11 update, I tried to download PSXT again this morning. Everything went smoothly, no Wacatac warnings.

Thanks PSXT..sending pay pal today))

stan

Edited February 8, 2023 by Searnhardt