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posted: 7 Oct 2015 08:33 from: David Long
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Martin, I tried to load the update this morning but my anti-virus program, Avast, blocked it as an infected file and I am now unable to access my files. Before I temporarily uninstall Avast to allow the upload can I be certain that the new version hasn't acquired any unpleasant add-ons? Regards David |
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posted: 7 Oct 2015 10:04 from: Raymond
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I use Bitdefender and the the new Templot installed without any problems at all and runs perfectly. Some setting in Avast perhaps? Raymond |
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posted: 7 Oct 2015 10:44 from: David Long
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It's very odd. I have been running Avast on successive machines fro around five or six years but it has never so firmly blocked any updates previously. David |
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posted: 7 Oct 2015 12:36 from: JFS
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David Long wrote: It's very odd. I have been running Avast on successive machines fro around five or six years but it has never so firmly blocked any updates previously.Hi David, Perhaps not so odd really - unless you are not updating it, the Avast you are running now is vastly different from the one you were running five or six months ago, let alone 5 or 6 years ago! I confess I have just about given up with it - constant nag pop-ups, strangulation of internet access and dozens of false positives - including in code I have written myself! I suppose, something MIGHT have slipped into Templot, but I know where I am betting! Best wishes, Howard |
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posted: 7 Oct 2015 13:42 from: Martin Wynne
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Hi David, I have just now downloaded the file, and it is identical to the one I uploaded a few hours ago. I have also scanned it and found nothing wrong. Surely Avast gives you an option to bypass or ignore its objections? If not I would change to an anti-virus program which does.  The download is much larger than previously because I have included 3 different embedded versions of the Templot Companion for testing. You can find them at help > experimental Companion formats > menu item. Note that there is as yet no more actual content than on the web site, it is the format I'm testing, not the content. I included Windows classic CHM purely for comparison, it is not a practical option because it won't launch the FBR video files directly, whereas the other two formats will. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 7 Oct 2015 14:39 from: David Long
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Thanks, Martin, but I've just tried it again and it is still blocking an infection called DRep. As I said previously I have not had any problem with Avast in the past and I have the latest iteration. It looks like I shall have to uninstall it in order to get Templot back. David |
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posted: 7 Oct 2015 15:01 from: Martin Wynne
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David Long wrote: it is still blocking an infection called DRep.Hi David, That's not an infection. It is Avast thinking it knows better than you do, with its Domain Reputation feature. Other anti-virus programs are equally irritating: "DomainRep is a new feature of Avast, so let me explain a bit. It blocks EXE files downloads if these conditions are *all* met: 1. The file is not prevalent enough, ie. not enough Avast users launched the file yet, 2. The domain is not prevalent enough, ie. not enough Avast users downloaded (any) EXE files from the domain yet, 3. The file is not signed or Avast does not trust the signature. Once one of these conditions are not met anymore, Avast will stop flagging the download. In other words, just wait until more people try to download the file, or ask the originator to sign the file." A digital signing certificate would cost me several hundred pounds per year, and it is not tenable for software which is provided free of charge. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 7 Oct 2015 15:14 from: Martin Wynne
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Hi David, I have now put a copy of the file on a different domain. Try downloading this: http://85a.co.uk/forum/templot_212a_setup.exe If that works, for exactly the same file, it illustrates just how daft the DomainRep idea really is. p.s. If you had mentioned DRep in your first message, you would have saved me about an hours work in testing and checking things.  Martin. |
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posted: 7 Oct 2015 15:40 from: David Long
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Thanks, Martin. That one worked although I had to override a Microsoft objection to it. Avast examined it but couldn't find a problem this time. Apologies for not mentioning the DRep but I hadn't noticed it first time around I think in my frustration that it wouldn't work. Regards David |
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