The download link of "https://freefilesync.org/download/FreeFileSync_8.4_Windows_Setup.exe" is being hijacked to "http://download1018.mediafire.com/ow3988iee7ig/nu3vnztu1odnbrs/FreeFileSync_8.4_Windows_Setup.exe" which is a website that is restricted due to known malicious software (ASUS Router with Trend Micro protection). I have never had a problem with downloading directly from FreeFileSync.Org, nor have I had a problem with the link being redirected.
If the website is doing the redirect, please provide an alternate link that is clickable that allows a direct download and does not redirect to a "mirror site".
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The redirect is legit and is in place for over a year now. MediaFire is just a file hoster, if Trend Micro is blocking them, I'd file a bug report or change AV.
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From what I've seen, for the little recent time of late I've been around, he's always used mediafire for his "betas", so seeing a redirect from "here" isn't necessarily surprising.
In any case, you can always check the download against the supplied hash (hint, hint, hint) ;-).
(Or not, as the case happens to be.)
GET
https://freefilesync.org/download/FreeFileSync_8.4_Windows_Setup.exe [HTTP/1.1 302 Moved Temporarily 0ms]
GET
http://www.mediafire.com/download/nu3vnztu1odnbrs/FreeFileSync_8.4_Windows_Setup.exe [HTTP/1.1 302 Found 156ms]
GET
http://download829.mediafire.com/2svy0heb2sug/nu3vnztu1odnbrs/FreeFileSync_8.4_Windows_Setup.exe [HTTP/1.1 200 OK]
(Or not, as the case happens to be.)
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@therube: I guess I have always gotten the non-beta version. I usually try to download in the first day or two of the official release and posting - just was a bit busy this month. Checking back in my download manager logs, this is the very first time for "mediafire" - the downloads for 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 were all direct to freefilesync.
@Zenju: As mentioned in my post, the "AV" is part of the website monitoring in an ASUS Router (i.e., not changeable or configurable, on-off only).
Speaking of hashes, it would be very nice if MD5, etc. hashes were posted for each link.
@Zenju: As mentioned in my post, the "AV" is part of the website monitoring in an ASUS Router (i.e., not changeable or configurable, on-off only).
Speaking of hashes, it would be very nice if MD5, etc. hashes were posted for each link.
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The installer is digitally signed, so there's your hash.
