Weird upgrade prompt
This morning I received a system generated prompt for upgrading Freedome to a “Shiny new look”.
However, the link that was offered for the upgrade was http, so my Brave browser gave it a warning sign, so I did not click.
Instead I later checked for updates from the Freedome icon in the top right bar, and it stated that there are no updates.
Unfortunately I was in a rush and did not keep any records of the offered URL but the quoted wording could help. Browser kept no history of this.
Anyone else see this?
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Well I upgraded yesterday and can confirm they have updated the look, so at least that part seems legit.
You can manually download the latest version form the website here: https://www.f-secure.com/gb-en/home/download
However - if their auto update mechanism is http - then that's a bit of concern.
Note - after upgrading my VPN no longer works on Windows 10., but I have seen no indication that anyone else has this problem. Following your message - I checked the hash value of the upgrade file I used and the one from the download site and they are the same - so don't think it was a case of a fake upgrade or anything.
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