Simplex November 2023 Update fails to download from many sites?

That's why you shouldn't trust antiviruses

There is a "keep anyway" link in there, and also the "report this app as safe" option seem to be appropriate choices. Just dismiss the big and notorious delete button and you're good to go, as long as they work as labeled.

I doubt Microsoft would do that in purpuse (but it could be of course), most likely it's just another occurrence os a false positive from an antivirus. Since they control the OS, they can control what installs there, just add a few digital signatures and Simplix disappears. Ultimately, Simplix doesn't really hurts Microsoft or Windows in any way, its existence even helps distribute updates without relying on MS servers (as long as you can tolerate the risk of someone tampering with them).

@Alejandro85

Agree with you to use the Simplix home site for monthly download. I suggested that to interested people over 12 months ago, for the same reasons you wrote. Simplix home site also offers a Torrent (Magnet) download link to really reduce download time for these large files. (I'm using QBit as the Torrens downloader, although there are many others of course).

Still using Simplix on my sole remaining legacy Win7 PC, at least until Firefox drops Win7.

My AV is Bitdefender (free) and while it can and does go nuts occasionally, it's never panicked at Simplix downloads.

Alejandro85

Thank you AGAIN!

I do not have Foxfire but do have IE-11 besides Edge.
I tried IE-11 and it worked.
I'm now running the current MS MSRT.
So far, it's been running two hours and found two infected files, but I believe MSRT as much as I believe Joe Biden.
Hopefully, if it really found and repaired/remover the offending files, I'll be happy.

Thank you AGAIN and AGAIN!

Mike Lynch

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It just ended.
As always, it denies finding anything after reporting finding at least two infections.
MSERT is one of very few "reasons to move to another Operating System", I have.
Hopefully, it actually found the two it had reported and removed them.
If not, it's useless but I'll never really have confidence that it did anything other than an Accelerating Green Bar displaying for +- over 4 hours.

Now, I'll get back to using my favorite MS Operating System, Windows-7 Pro.

Thanks again!

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Since using IE-11 vs MS Edge allowed the Simplex Updates to be downloaded should I remove it and reinstall it?

Is there a way to see / list the Viruses that "enhance" MS Edge and delete them one by one vs removing Edge and all?