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Update: A little clarification. I got to this page by clicking on a Google Adwords ad for Helpsmith. The crazy thing is--when using Chrome I was not even prompted about whether or not I wanted to download--it just started saving to disk. When using IE or Firefox I was prompted and was able to decline.

I'm sure this file is indeed innocuous. However, it seems like a pretty slimeball move on their part.

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> The crazy thing is--when using Chrome I was not even prompted about whether or not I wanted to download--it just started saving to disk.

So change your security settings. With default settings, Chrome always prompts for authorization before downloading an executable.

But I agree this is incredibly sleazy behavior on their part.

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