WinFF download site reported as unsafe by Internet Explorer
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Robert James Fulner
Oct 20, 2015, 1:52:40 PM10/20/15
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I recommended WinFF to a colleague today for some particular case. While attempting to download from his Windows machine he got this error and seemed skeptical of my recommendation.
I tried to fill out the form on "this is my website and Its been marked unsafe incorrectly" after filling out the "Report that this site does not contain threats" link and it is asking for a bunch of info that I as just "some guy who uses WinFF and considers himself part of the community because Free Software gives me that liberty" I don't really have enogh info to answer.
I suspect that whomever does is on this mailing list so this is the place to be. I searched the topics for Internet Explorer and IE and didn't find a previous discussion.
Thanks
Jim Fulner
BiggMatt
Oct 20, 2015, 2:01:35 PM10/20/15
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it didn't do it for me. according to the microsoft smartscreen:
From the warning, you can choose to report this site as a safe site. Click the Report that this site does not contain threats link to go online to the Microsoft feedback website, and then follow the instructions.
I imagine the link is in the more information. I am runner an older win7 IE, so it doesn't have smartscreen. I would really appreciate if you could do this for me.
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Francois_C
Oct 21, 2015, 8:37:02 AM10/21/15
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Anybody can report a site as unsafe. It could be part of the Microsoft/Google squabble;)
As concerns Smartsceen, it has been considered a Microsft spyware by some security specialists, and it may introduce a security breech that can be exploited by hackers, because its encryption algorithm is obsolete and vulnerable. It can be disabled. Or you can use Firefox instead of IE.
I did not "upgrade" my W7 to W10 either, but my grandson did; now, when I send him an application, written and/or compiled by myself, either it is blocked in his Microsoft mail software, and he cannot even extract the attachment, or the app does not work.
I never saw an antivirus blocking a malware in all my computing life since the 80s. It detects old malwares, never the new active ones. And it generally detects at least 50% of freshly compiled software as malware.
As concerns Smartsceen, it has been considered a Microsft spyware by some security specialists, and it may introduce a security breech that can be exploited by hackers, because its encryption algorithm is obsolete and vulnerable. It can be disabled. Or you can use Firefox instead of IE.
I did not "upgrade" my W7 to W10 either, but my grandson did; now, when I send him an application, written and/or compiled by myself, either it is blocked in his Microsoft mail software, and he cannot even extract the attachment, or the app does not work.
I never saw an antivirus blocking a malware in all my computing life since the 80s. It detects old malwares, never the new active ones. And it generally detects at least 50% of freshly compiled software as malware.
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