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Norton: "Malicious File Detected"
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    Brian1028 posted on Mar 20, 2022 10:56:34 AM - Report post
     
    If you're using Norton 360 and it automatically prevents ANY downloading from this site and says "Malicious File Detected", and provides you no way to over-rule it: I found this as the fasted way to stop that:

    1) IGNORE the internet nonstop saying to disable Norton's Download Intelligence. That doesn't work at all.

    2) Go into your BROWSER settings and disable Norton's "Safe Web" Addon / Extension (depending on your browser and what it calls it). That one addon alone is declaring Cheat Happens as a malicious site, even though Norton has given it the Thumbs Up for being a safe site.

    Once that one browser add-on is disabled, downloading worked again instantly.

    Be sure to still follow Cheat Happens instructions for adding in your Trainer Folders into the scan exemptions for your security system. The above is just for bypassing the Malicious File warnings when trying to download anything from here.
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    Ptondo posted on Mar 20, 2022 11:24:10 AM - Report post
     
    quote:
    originally posted by Brian1028

    If you're using Norton 360 and it automatically prevents ANY downloading from this site and says "Malicious File Detected", and provides you no way to over-rule it: I found this as the fasted way to stop that:

    1) IGNORE the internet nonstop saying to disable Norton's Download Intelligence. That doesn't work at all.

    2) Go into your BROWSER settings and disable Norton's "Safe Web" Addon / Extension (depending on your browser and what it calls it). That one addon alone is declaring Cheat Happens as a malicious site, even though Norton has given it the Thumbs Up for being a safe site.

    Once that one browser add-on is disabled, downloading worked again instantly.

    Be sure to still follow Cheat Happens instructions for adding in your Trainer Folders into the scan exemptions for your security system. The above is just for bypassing the Malicious File warnings when trying to download anything from here.

    Thanks for the info. We will keep that in mind. 👍

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    PWizard posted on Mar 20, 2022 1:22:44 PM - Report post
     
    Thanks so much for this info @Brian1028, may we add it to our site's knowledge base and AV/troubleshooting section? It's likely related to us recently moving our files to a new domain/server for performance reasons.
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