Marking download as virus, how to bypass
Hey All,
I have a client with IE10 running on Win7 Pro 64bit. Just recently he is unable to download a PDF from a trusted source. He keeps getting a message saying that the file had a virus and has been removed, the message is from the built in scanner on IE10 not
a 3rd party program. It works perfectly fine on all other computers, almost 30 in total with the same setup. Here are the things that I have tried:
-IE10 With no add-ons
-Firefox and Chrome (no problem, I can download and view without any issues, but the website does not show properly)
-Safe mode with networking
-Full scan with Malwarebytes Pro, Symantec Endpoint Security, HiJackThis, all show clean
-Save as, change name and extension, still detects as infection
-Uninstalled/reinstalled IE10
-Rolled back to IE9
-Upgraded to IE11
I am stumped, any thoughts?
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