Jump to content

You're browsing the 2004-2023 VATSIM Forums archive. All content is preserved in a read-only fashion.
For the latest forum posts, please visit https://forum.vatsim.net.

Need to find something? Use the Google search below.

Malware warning during vPilot download by Chrome and Edge browsers

  • vpilot
  • download
Timm Linder

By Timm Linder,
in vPilot

 Share

Recommended Posts

Timm Linder

Timm Linder

Posted
Posted (edited)

Hi,

when trying to download the latest version of vPilot from the website, both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge block the download, claiming that the download is not safe and might contain malicious code.

Has the website been compromised, or why is this happening? Can you provide e.g. an MD5 hash of the original file to verify its integrity?

Edited by Timm Linder
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ross Carlson

Ross Carlson

Posted
Posted

I believe this is because I started including the SimConnect.dll file with the installer. (This was done because MSFS does not install the SimConnect.dll on your system when you install the sim.)

I know that at least Chrome and Kaspersky flag it as a trojan. Is that what is happening for you?

I am going to make a change where the client downloads the SimConnect.dll on first run, rather than including it with the installer.

Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy

Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ross Carlson

Ross Carlson

Posted
Posted

Timm, could you please give this file a try? This installer does not include the SimConnect library. Instead, the client will download it the first time you run it.

https://vpilot.metacraft.com/Assets/Files/Installers/vPilot-Setup-2.6.5.1.exe

Please report back if this solves the issue for you.

Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy

Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC

Link to comment
Share on other sites
 Share
Go to topic listing