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   A Very Concerned User
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   I posted a comment about NeatMP3 Pro 3.0 and for whatever reason it seems that a portion of it was omitted by The GOTD, so I do hope it is okay to once again post it on here, because I do believe it is a valid question of concern.

   I tried to install NeatMP3 Pro 3.0, but was blocked by ESET (Win32/InstallCore.BC), did have to disable AV to install and I did not feel comfortable. I know the GOTD Team have numerous times ensured us that the installer is safe.

   I'm not a tech expert, so I don't really understand why hasn't the GOTD Team been able to rectify the all the false positive issues with their installer that people on GOTD/GGOTD have been experiencing and try to work with the different AV companies.

   I truly believe one should not have to be instructed to "Disable you AV, so you can install the software"."

   As always GOTD Team, thank you for your ongoing efforts to provide us FREE software.

   Posted 7 years ago #
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   mikiem2
   Moderator

   Security software generally works 2 ways: they blacklist code [if the software see's something that's on it's black list it'll stop it], & it looks for suspicious activity.

   OK, what's that got to do with the GOTD offers? Wellll... the setup.exe & .gcd file in the .zip file you download -- or the activate.exe file -- are protected. That means you can't use whatever software &/or methods to get to the files inside, because that way you could install the software offered on GOTD 24/7, long after the giveaway expired. That's the way it was before, & believe me, people took advantage. The problem is that security software can't get inside setup.exe & it's accompanying .gcd file either, so it doesn't know what's in there. Some security software doesn't mind -- some other brands throw hissy fits.

   What can anyone do about it? They can contact the people who make their security software, just like GOTD has done, or they can switch brands of security software, or they can temporarily disable their security software.

   It's unlikely GOTD will stop protecting the files you download -- even on days when complaints fill the comments on the download page, those complaints are a Very Small percentage of the total downloads -- actually few brands of security software pose any problems. If someone's convinced that the brand of security software they use is the best in the world, so they won't use anything else, AND, if they don't want to temporarily disable that security software, 'bout the only suggestion I'd have is to run the GOTD setup in a VM where they can see what happens, run however many AV scans if they want, & then try to move the installed GOTD to their regular copy of Windows.

   Posted 7 years ago #

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