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Poster: Prince-Of-Dorkness Date: May 18, 2024 12:13pm
Forum: general Subject: Is FileZilla software being added by Archive to our PC's?

I haven't proof that this is happening, but it's possible, as I've been downloading quite a bit off of Archive for a few days. Several copies of FileZilla have been added to my PC without my knowledge, all over the past few days.

FYI, I have an older HP desktop running Windows 10 64-bit, and I use IDM (Internet Download Manager 6.42) for my downloads as I have terrible internet service via Charter.

So, given that I've not been surfing too many websites, these are the possible sources for FileZilla being placed on my PC multiple times over the past several days:
---Archive.org
---The IA downloads themselves (some zipped) (no porn)
---Facebook
---Amazon
---eBay
---Google (looking up FileZilla)
---Charter’s email webpage (Spectrum.net)

Anyone else having this issue? Your input here would be appreciated as I'm not IT-savvy. I know that FileZilla isn't supposed to be harmful, but Microsoft seems to think it is, so I'm playing it safe. Thanks for your help.

PS, BTW, my PC crashed this morning, and it took more than a couple of hours for it to repair itself before it would finally boot up. Coincidence? Paranoia? I just don't know.


This post was modified by Prince-Of-Dorkness on 2024-05-18 19:13:43

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Poster: Prince-Of-Dorkness Date: May 18, 2024 12:15pm
Forum: general Subject: Re: Is FileZilla software being added by Archive to our PC's?

Editing the first post doesn't allow forgotten attachments to be added, so I had to reply. Here're details on the software (screen snip). The software ended up in more than one folder (a red flag in itself).




Attachment: 2024-05-18_FileZilla_details.JPG

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Poster: Prince-Of-Dorkness Date: May 19, 2024 7:53pm
Forum: general Subject: Not IDM's installation

Another red flag, when I try to delete the FileZilla file I get an "are you really, really, really sure ya wanna do that to me?" mini popup from Windows Explorer. Got the same thing when I tried to empty the recycle bin.
RED FLAG!

Follow-up -- received this message from Internet Download Manager (IDM):

"Hello,
No, we do not have any relation to this application and IDM does not install it.
Best regards,
Dave Saeger
IDM Support"
Tonec Inc.

This post was modified by Prince-Of-Dorkness on 2024-05-20 02:53:12

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