How to disable the «exe compression» in order to avoid false (virus) positives

[CommonTater]

Thank you for the link to the old versions. The 6.5 RC4 download does not raise any warnings.

That's interesting...

I know the version 7 is OK, I use it... Can you not bypass the warning and download it anyway?

[Stefan Pendl]

So this really seems to be related to the custom certificate used for v7, which is based on a SHA1 hash only.

[Robert]

Thank you for the link to the old versions. The 6.5 RC4 download does not raise any warnings.

That's interesting...

I know the version 7 is OK, I use it... Can you not bypass the warning and download it anyway?

The warning can be bypassed.

I know, trust me, I'm from the Internets but is this the party to whom I am speaking?

Robert Wishlaw

[CommonTater]

I know, trust me, I'm from the Internets but is this the party to whom I am speaking?

Ahhh... I sense a  hint of Lily Tomlin....  One Ringy Dingy... Two Ringy Dingy...

But seriously folks...
I think Stefan has it... it's probably the certificate.

[Robert]

I know, trust me, I'm from the Internets but is this the party to whom I am speaking?

Ahhh... I sense a  hint of Lily Tomlin....  One Ringy Dingy... Two Ringy Dingy...

But seriously folks...
I think Stefan has it... it's probably the certificate.

Yeah probably but after finding

2012-06-18 20:10:43:006  960 4fc Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Handler\WuSetupV.exe:
 2012-06-18 20:10:43:037  960 4fc Misc  Microsoft signed: Yes
 2012-06-18 20:10:43:037  960 4fc Misc WARNING: Digital Signatures on file C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Handler\WuSetupV.exe are not trusted: Error 0x800b0001

....

2012-06-18 20:10:45:861  960 4fc Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D\muv4muredir.cab:
 2012-06-18 20:10:45:907  960 4fc Misc  Microsoft signed: Yes
 2012-06-18 20:10:45:907  960 4fc Misc WARNING: Digital Signatures on file C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D\muv4muredir.cab are not trusted: Error 0x800b0001

in my WindowsUpdate.log I have become a little more cautious even though I live in Canada and not Iran.

Robert Wishlaw

[CommonTater]

Hi Robert ... I'm in Canada too.  Just across the lake from Toronto...

Sounds to me like this whole virus thing is getting out of hand.  IZArc is having the same problems, they even have a note on their website about it... and it's written in VC++... go figure.