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drbitboy · Dec 29, 2019

I installed some Rockwell Autom. apps using the files with the MD5 checksums below. Can anyone please confirm that these are the correct files from RA? Although there are other suspects, I ask because I have been peppered with adware since these installs, so I am checking everything.

Thanks.

8a3f5394abc5c4d8055dfca023c00a5e *RSLogixMicroLite.8.10.zip
ea6ad0f8f666ffa2eab338d035b7809a *6.00.00-RSLogixEmulate500-CD.exe
a0606d4e59a6ecd762d49f1d168bf920 *Micro_Lite_830.zip.exe
637d416fb91932a6d107fa266b8a3e2f *2.57.00-RSLinxLite-A-DVD.exe

kk6mrp · Dec 29, 2019

I'm not sure if anyone would have those versions readily available to check for you, but when you download them from the Rockwell Automation Download Center you can either download their products through their Secure Download Manager or a direct download which shows the MD5 checksums for each file you download.

Here is the TechConnect Article with instructions for downloading the files you are referencing: https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63956

Maxkling · Dec 29, 2019

Where did you get the installers from?

drbitboy · Dec 29, 2019

Maxkling said:
Where did you get the installers from?

They all came from the RA website.

Follow-up: it looks like I did not pick this (the adware) up from RA: I have since turned off notifications from Chrome, and the adware disappeared.

Here is the actual link, IIRC:

https://compatibility.rockwellautom...rumb=112&mode=3&refSoft=1&versions=3943,50808

drbitboy · Dec 29, 2019

drbitboy said:
I installed some Rockwell Autom. apps using the files with the MD5 checksums below. Can anyone please confirm that these are the correct files from RA? Although there are other suspects, I ask because I have been peppered with adware since these installs, so I am checking everything.

Thanks.

8a3f5394abc5c4d8055dfca023c00a5e *RSLogixMicroLite.8.10.zip
ea6ad0f8f666ffa2eab338d035b7809a *6.00.00-RSLogixEmulate500-CD.exe
a0606d4e59a6ecd762d49f1d168bf920 *Micro_Lite_830.zip.exe
637d416fb91932a6d107fa266b8a3e2f *2.57.00-RSLinxLite-A-DVD.exe

Excellent!

They match up with the checksums in the direct download path; I didn't even notice that the first time

Thank you.

drbitboy · Dec 29, 2019

Okay, this thread is no more than noise now; is there a way I can delete it?

Maxkling · Dec 29, 2019

drbitboy said:
Follow-up: it looks like I did not pick this (the adware) up from RA: I have since turned off notifications from Chrome, and the adware disappeared.

Just a heads up, the Chrome notifications aren’t adware or viruses. A website may have spoofed you or someone into clicking ok to allow notifications. There is most likely NOT a background program causing those annoying notification pop ups, it is just a stupid built in service in Chrome that unfortunately, people use to simulate the old school adware pop ups.

drbitboy · Dec 29, 2019

Maxkling said:
Just a heads up, the Chrome notifications aren’t adware or viruses. A website may have spoofed you or someone into clicking ok to allow notifications. There is most likely NOT a background program causing those annoying notification pop ups, it is just a stupid built in service in Chrome that unfortunately, people use to simulate the old school adware pop ups.

Ah, thanks, I just remembered Chrome has internal notifications block/allow settings, and there it was: https://www1.news-back.com:443!

Thank you very much.

AustralIan · Dec 29, 2019

Does anyone have a legit website they allow notifications for?
For me I always find it audacious that a website would like to send me notifications. If I want notifications, I'm creating an account and having you send me an email.

Maxkling · Dec 29, 2019

I guess they are trying to make an environment much like smart phones with App notifications.

But to answer your question, absolutely not in a web browser. Then again, the only time I’m on a web browsers other than my phone is work related, and I don’t want to be bothered about fake flash player warnings or god knows what else.

ASF · Dec 29, 2019

AustralIan said:
Does anyone have a legit website they allow notifications for?
For me I always find it audacious that a website would like to send me notifications. If I want notifications, I'm creating an account and having you send me an email.

Sometimes when there's a particularly riveting news story unfolding (like Australia's biennial leadership spill) I like to have the live news blog giving me notifications with each new post, so I can keep working and still keep an eye on which politician has knifed which this time. Unfortunately the notifications on my preferred news site don't work even when I allow them so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Szumi · Dec 30, 2019

AustralIan said:
Does anyone have a legit website they allow notifications for?
For me I always find it audacious that a website would like to send me notifications. If I want notifications, I'm creating an account and having you send me an email.

Google Calendar is the only one for me.

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