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How do I remove this garbage from my router?
Updated to the latest Orbi firmware and enabled the trial of armour.
Today the router is blocking my access to legitimate websites falsly claiming they are phishing sites.
I canot see any...
I log in to my PC today, and get a continuous stream of "blocked phishing attempt by URL" messages. It never tells me what URL and I'm not even clicking on any URLs. I don't see any way of disabling Armor, which adds negative value to the Orbi. I'd rather not have to do a full reset.
Factory reseting won't get rid of the Netgear Armour. It automatically reloads and activates itself during the factory reset process. And all those malicious sites that were previously blocked buy Armour (like the Apple App Store, Directv, Netflix, and more) continue to be blocked. Basically Netgear infected their customer's equipment with malicious software. Now I'm hoping Armour will stop working after the trial period ends a week from now and I can regain use of the router. It it doesn't go away (and I wouldn't be surprised if ransom is demanded), I'll have to buy a new router. You can safely bet it won't be made by Netgear.