I was able to download the file at the time and confirm there was no malware embedded.
I just got a response from the vendor/MSFT temp following up on my support request that they've reviewed the contents and there was never malware included; they seem to have made some changes to the download process, so I no longer get a malware warning downloading the identical file. False positives are a lot better than the reverse :) On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 8:58 AM, Fernando D. Bozzo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ted! > > In the case that FoxBin2Prg is taken offline, you always can download the > source code from the VFPx repositories (the EXE is there too) or from > github. > > Best Regards.- > > > 2016-12-21 13:21 GMT+01:00 Ted Roche <[email protected]>: > >> Following up, I got a generic response from an account listed as an >> MSFT vendor saying I could open up an issue in the issue tracker or >> follow up in the discussion forum for the product. A few minutes later >> I got the message that "Sorry, we now are considering it is a real >> issue. We will inform you when it is resolved." >> >> So, my apologies if Fox2Bin gets taken offline for a false positive. >> Better to be cautious and all that... >> >> On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Gianni Turri <[email protected]> wrote: >> > In Chrome to download anyway you must go into All downloads page. >> > >> > Gianni >> > >> > On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:45:44 -0500, Ted Roche <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > Yep, I think so, too. I should have said, "Malware WARNING..." for the >> subject. >> > >> > Strange that FireFox and Chrome have some built-in checks that flag >> > .ZIP files from codeplex or something. >> > >> > There was no obvious "Download and take your chances" option, though I >> > can likely dig through the browser options dialogs to tone it down. >> > >> > On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Dave Thayer <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Gianni Turri <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Ted, >> >>> >> >>> I have downloaded it, despite the warning, and then I have analized >> the content with Windows 10 Windows Defender and MalwareBytes Antimalware >> and it seems ok. >> >>> >> >>> >> >> Same here with Firefox and McAfee. Maybe an overzealous AV is >> >> triggering a false positive. >> >> >> >> dt >> >> -- >> >> Dave Thayer >> >> Denver, CO >> >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CACW6n4u0LXi7hGf=6tDT1Xhz9XO99e8XHBPFErDdkt8-=oh...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
