# Internet Explorer has stopped this webpage from downloading software

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-has-stopped-this-webpage-from-downloading-software/586073>\
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**Created:** [June 19, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-has-stopped-this-webpage-from-downloading-software/586073 "2011-06-19T23:23:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-has-stopped-this-webpage-from-downloading-software/586073/1 "2011-06-19T23:23:56Z")

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Why, oh why, is my IE security telling me this?

I’m not about to let it download the software so I can see what it is, this is a work computer and I don’t have the tools to quarantine bullshit. But when that message comes up, the banner ad at the top doesn’t load and when the banner ads load it doesn’t come up.

You might have a malware ad yet again.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-has-stopped-this-webpage-from-downloading-software/586073/2 "2011-06-20T15:06:22Z")

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Reported.