Corrupt Dwnloads

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Lee

I am having a problem downloading exe files. I just re-
formatted and reinstalled WinXP. Now every time I download
anything that is an EXE file like Game Patches, It tells
me that the "download file is currups. Try Redownloading
the File" I have tried the same downloads from several
different sites and its always the same. It worked fine
before.

HELP Please.
 
Likely cause: Resident W32 code virus, e.g. CIH
Mechanism: The virus infects Win32 PE executables as they are downloaded. If
these files are self-extracting archives, as they usually are, the CRC
self-test fails if the contents of the file have been altered - e.g.
CIH.SpaceFiller writes its code into "unused space" within the file and this
breaks the checksum validity.
 
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