Downloaded the IDA Free version and noticed that the extension is ‘ova’ and not ‘exe’.
Instructions reference installation by double-clicking on the ‘exe’ file.
‘ova’ extensions are typically used for virtual machines. Tried running the downloaded file as a virtual machine (under VMware Workstation) and get an error “Invalid header block”.
So, is the free version supposed to run in a virtual machine or is the link to download pointing to a wrong file?
Thanks!
The valid download should be an .exe. How exactly are you downloading it? What is the final download URL used by your browser? Mine is `https://download.eu.hex-rays.com/installers/release/9.3sp1/windows:x86_64/ida-free-pc_93_x64win.exe?\[snipped\]\`
i get to the Download Center from the link in the email that was sent to me after i signed up for a free license.
i log in after receiving a verification code by email. i go to the ‘Download center’ and click on “93sp1” which expands to show 2 folders, ‘IDA Free’ and ‘SDK and Utilities’. clicking on ‘IDA Free’ shows executables for the different platforms to the right.
clicking on the download icon downloads the “ova” file. i never actually see the URL for the download. the same thing happens for the 9.3 version. downloading earlier versions do download an “exe”.
please note that i am doing this from the United States.
when i try to use your link i get an error message, “MissingKeyMissing Key-Pair-Id query parameter or cookie value”. even shortening the link to just “download.eu.hex-rays.com” gives me the same error.