VMware Workstation users report major issues following Broadcom mass redirect

• Users report VMware Workstation automatic updates are broken
• The error was caused by a URL redirect
• We don’t know if it was intentional, but users should be on their guard

VMware Workstation’s automatic update feature is reportedly broken due to Broadcom’s redirection of the download URL to a generic support page.

A Bleeping Computer report notes the program attempts to connect to softwareupdate.broadcom.com/cds for updates, but the URL is redirecting to support.broadcom.com, causing…