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Hello, second-time poster here. Wasn't sure where else to bring this to.

Recently, every once in a while I'll get a window that pops up in Messenger asking me if I want to save a .swf file from the address "crtv.mate1.com" (one of WLM's advertising affiliates, I believe). It doesn't happen often, and I can just as easily cancel the download, but my question is why it happens at all. Maybe it's something to do with having those ads blocked with A-Patch? Or are other people also experiencing this?

I'm getting the same thing, and I don't have A-Patch installed. However, I'd suggest you install the latest Flash Player 10 if you don't have it installed (I don't have it installed).

It probably happens because the server could be sending the wrong Content-type headers (for example, it could be sending something like "application/force-download" instead of "application/x-shockwave-flash"), which can force a file download.

A quick solution (for you) would be to add "127.0.0.1 crtv.mate1.com" to your hosts file.

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Originally posted by Mike
It probably happens because the server could be sending the wrong Content-type headers (for example, it could be sending something like "application/force-download" instead of "application/x-shockwave-flash"), which can force a file download.

A quick solution (for you) would be to add "127.0.0.1 crtv.mate1.com" to your hosts file.

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More likely it's not sending one at all and so it's using default behaviour

I see. Thanks for the answers!