[WT-support] Comcast is now blocking download of Country files, causes Win-Test Fatal Error

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

If you are using "Comcast advanced security," or similar, you may see an
error next time you try to run Win-Test after attempting to update the
country file (using CTYFILES [Enter]).

The error will say:

Fatal error : application will stop


Error in file C:\ProgramData\Win-Test\countryFiles\CTY_WT_MOD.DAT in line 1.


If you look at the file, you will see HTML code instead of country data.
Renaming the file to .html and opening it with a browser displays (in
multiple languages):

This site could be risky
> Advanced Security blocked access to
> This site might compromise your device or contain high-risk content.
> To avoid these risks, we recommend avoiding this site.


I contacted Comcast to report a false positive about this, but they denied
my request. (so far).

Is Win-Test code using the old http:// or the new https:// prefix to fetch
the file?  The security certificate appears to be valid.

Apparently, some anti-virus programs have flagged the site because it
thinks some files (no idea which ones) contain a virus?  See this report:

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/5443be920ae3ecae249c15af437acafb9bd7cdec72a36300b32ead57facf0a7c?nocache=1

In the mean time, you can download updates manually from:

https://www.country-files.com/contest/win-test/

73,
Bob, N6TV
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