[Elecraft] KX3 update utility download removed (i.e.

[w7aqk]

Hi All,

What Jim and Tony said about Norton agrees with what my "IT Guru" suggested. 
Just use Windows Defender.  I've used Norton in the past with very mixed 
results and frustrations.  I'm sure it is a well intended product, but it 
seemed to create a lot of problems for me.  I've had similar problems with 
McAfee.

That said, I recently had a very strange issue with Skype, which I use 
frequently.  I have Windows 10, and for whatever reason, the microphone 
setting kept being reset to "zero" no matter what I did--reloaded software, 
drivers, etc., no resolution.  The microphone works fine on all other 
programs--just not on Skype.  Anyway, on a Skype help blog someone (actually 
a lot of people) said they had the very same issue, downloaded Malwarebytes, 
ran that, and it identified some "critters", which when isolated, solved the 
problem.  I decided to do the same, and got a positive result.  The problem 
appears to be solved.  Apparently Windows Defender didn't pick up on the 
problem.  So far I've had no problems with Malwarebytes.  It scans at night, 
but is not overly invasive.

I know this is "OT", but since we deal with so much software along with our 
radios, maybe this is helpful--maybe not.  I'm not very knowledgeable about 
all of this software stuff.   All I know is that my computer is being 
bombarded more and more, and it is a full time job to keep it running!!!

Dave W7AQK