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Flirc download is saying it has a virus

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I am trying to download the latest version of the software for Windows and both Firefox and Chrome are saying it is a virus.  I have tried it on two separate machines and it is the same on both. Unsure what is going on since I have not had this problem before with downloads from your site.

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  • 2 weeks later...

I got the same--I checked the downloads with several AV programs and concluded that it was a false positive--annoying though it may be...

I have the same issue. Tried to bypass it. And when I come to the setupscreen it gets aborted without notification. Anyone has an solution?

i forced the download on Chrome but then Win10 said DL'ed file wasn't compatible with my device.  Finally tried IE and chose "run" and it worked just fine.  

  • 1 month later...

Flirc still reported as malware by both Chrome and Firefox. I am very concerned whether to try to bypass...

I was concerned about downloading / executing the file as well as it gets flagged by firefox and chrome as a virus.  I downloaded the file and scanned it through a bunch of online virus scanners (kasperski, mcafee, mse etc), and all came back clean.  Decided to just go ahead and run it and everything appears to run fine.

On 3/17/2020 at 1:59 PM, wayneg said:

i forced the download on Chrome but then Win10 said DL'ed file wasn't compatible with my device.  Finally tried IE and chose "run" and it worked just fine.  

I used Edge Browser and it worked just fine. I figure it ran through Windows Defender that way so it should be fine.

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