Macrium Reflect

[Jesse Williams]

When I was trying to install Macrium Reflect, my antivirus canceled the install and counted it as a threat. Does anyone know why?

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Have you contacted Norton ?

 

[whs]

I have never seen that before - even when I had Norton. Put it on the exclusion list in Norton.

I checked the Macrium download from Filehippo.com with Virus Total and it was clean.

 

[derekimo]

http://www.eightforums.com/software-apps/65412-macrium-reflect.html

 

[ThrashZone]

CNET jj really :shock:

 

[Layback Bear]

Your lucky Norton stopped it or you would be cleaning your system for days getting rid of all the B/S Cnet would of installed.

 

[whs]

Never go to Cnet. Filehippo or Ninite or the manufacturers site for downloads. But Ninite does not have Macrium.

 

[Jesse Williams]

Well, I got it installed. I installed it from another site, but Norton still looked at it as a threat. But, now that I have it installed I would like for someone to help me set it up and tell me what to do with it. Its asking me to burn a rescue media.

 

[whs]

Yes, the WinPE rescue medium you have to burn. Else you will not be able to ever recover from an image. Here is a tutorial:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73828-imaging-free-macrium.html?ltr=I

 

[mjf]

Never go to Cnet. Filehippo or Ninite or the manufacturers site for downloads. But Ninite does not have Macrium.

Macrium directs you to CNET. And Norton is now showing

It looks like Norton is giving this for other CNET downloads - Filehippo is fine.
This used to be allowed and CNET gave the same (bit for bit) downloader exe as the other safer sites.
We have had this discussion before but it is a worry when Macrium point you here.

 

[ThrashZone]

At least Norton is popping up with a message
Usually from what I remember it would just block silently and everyone would blame the browser

 

[NortonSupport]

Hi,

Sorry, it seems like you're trying to access malicious site so Norton blocking it, if you still want to access that page please click "Continue to site anyway" it will allow you to access that page but its not recommended.

Thank you!

Praveen
Norton Support.

 

[whs]

There is no need to download from Cnet. The Filehippo site provides a clean copy.

 

[Callender]

Well Cnet started bundling their own toolbar with downloads and in order to avoid installing it you needed to click on the direct download link for the file that you wanted to download.

See

WARNING: CNET Download.com downloads now come bundled with opt-out crapware and toolbars | Reviews, news, tips, and tricks | dotTechdotTech

and

Download.com Bundling Toolbars, Trojans?