Recent content by Chris4877

I have no AV installed, except for the built-in Windows Security.

A week ago, you offered me that same suggestion, and I told you then, and I'm telling you again that I've scanned my whole system, all drives, including backup drives and USB drives for viruses several times, and nothing has been found. I've even scanned the USB drive containing the genuine...

2 Yes, and that's why I've made Firefox my default browser, in spite of Edge's constant complaining that it's no longer my default browser. :laugh: Also, I've re-installed Chrome, and it's still doing the same thing as before, (blocking all executable files), saying that a virus was detected...

I keep my system clock updated hourly, using the NetTime service. It is accurate to within ± 1 msec. Will HTTPS certificate fail if the System Clock is as little a 1 msec in the future? I originally asked the question because it was occurring with my previous Windows installation, (the one I...

I can't see how there could possibly be any malware on my system. It's a completely clean install, less than 24 hours old. I've tried disabling SmartScreen, in both Windows Security and in Group Policy, but it has made no difference. I have run a full scan of all drives on my system, including...

This copy of Windows 10 is a clean install I did less than 24 hours ago. I cleaned the HDD, [DISKPART>CLEAN ALL], recreated the EFI System Partition, created the Windows Partition, long-formatted both partitions, restarted the machine. booted into UEFI from the USB stick which has the latest...

I've already disabled SmartScreen, but it didn't make any difference. I think my winver screenshot is the same as yours, except for the user name.

System date & time are correct within ±1 msec. I have no problem reaching the TechPowerUp website. The problem is the actual file download. Anyway, why does Firefox allow me to download and save the files? According to Google Help, it's something to do with SmartScreen, but I'm not too sure...

I do daily scans, plus I have Real-Time Protection switched on, and my AV never finds anything. Anyway, this is a fresh Windows 10 install, on a long-formatted HDD, (completely cleaned), it's a genuine Windows download from Microsoft. I won't install Windows 11 yet, I've already had one serious...

I've tried everything I could think of with Edge and Chrome, and a lot of Googling revealed that it's some kind of problem with Microsoft's SmartScreen Filter. BTW, my Edge version is 102.0.1245.44. I tried the Chrome download a few days ago, but I've just re-installed Windows 10 and I haven't...

Hi all, The subject line says it all. Also, CPU-Z downloads are being blocked as well. Both of the above-named browsers are saying that these programs are viruses, (which I know isn't true), but neither browser offers any option to "download anyway." Does anybody know of a workaround? Thanks in...