diff --git a/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties b/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties
index 3b48b0ea4ecc9ecabb6a98d4ff0319c4f668e395..3c86b5446dc4c97322b2d9a9847caa1694de8bba 100644
--- a/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties
+++ b/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.licenseInfoUserLabel.text=
 EULADialog.cancelButton.text=Cancel
 EULADialog.acceptButton.text=Accept
 EULADialog.title=Cyber Triage End User License Agreement
-CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.fileUploadCheckbox.text=Upload file if hash lookup produces no results
-CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.fileUploadPanel.border.title=File Upload
 CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.licenseInfoMessageLabel.text=
 CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.disclaimer.text=<html>The Cyber Triage Malware Scanner module uses 40+ malware scanning engines to identify if Windows executables are malicious. It requires a paid subscription to use.</html>
 CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.purchaseFromLabel.text=For licensing information, visit
diff --git a/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties-MERGED b/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties-MERGED
index d3922b3c09ae3568c0545720cfeb05b0662320e6..0e888c7facf1375c12a0f927e486e3b38032b34b 100644
--- a/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties-MERGED
+++ b/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties-MERGED
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ CTOPtionsPanel_loadMalwareScansInfo_loading=Loading...
 EULADialog.cancelButton.text=Cancel
 EULADialog.acceptButton.text=Accept
 EULADialog.title=Cyber Triage End User License Agreement
-CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.fileUploadCheckbox.text=Upload file if hash lookup produces no results
-CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.fileUploadPanel.border.title=File Upload
 CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.licenseInfoMessageLabel.text=
 CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.disclaimer.text=<html>The Cyber Triage Malware Scanner module uses 40+ malware scanning engines to identify if Windows executables are malicious. It requires a paid subscription to use.</html>
 CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.purchaseFromLabel.text=For licensing information, visit
diff --git a/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/CTLicensePersistence.java b/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/CTLicensePersistence.java
index 717c4f4321348b6cb7a55c98dcb0245a7bddc95a..43e34a8d2a22238f90545e79db8081e788b9a7ea 100644
--- a/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/CTLicensePersistence.java
+++ b/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/CTLicensePersistence.java
@@ -91,39 +91,6 @@ public synchronized Optional<LicenseInfo> loadLicenseInfo() {
         });
     }
 
-    public synchronized boolean saveMalwareSettings(MalwareIngestSettings malwareIngestSettings) {
-        if (malwareIngestSettings != null) {
-            File settingsFile = getMalwareIngestFile();
-            try {
-                settingsFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-                objectMapper.writeValue(settingsFile, malwareIngestSettings);
-                return true;
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                logger.log(Level.WARNING, "There was an error writing malware ingest settings to file: " + settingsFile.getAbsolutePath(), ex);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    public synchronized MalwareIngestSettings loadMalwareIngestSettings() {
-        MalwareIngestSettings settings = null;
-        File settingsFile = getMalwareIngestFile();
-        if (settingsFile.exists() && settingsFile.isFile()) {
-            try {
-                settings = objectMapper.readValue(settingsFile, MalwareIngestSettings.class);
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                logger.log(Level.WARNING, "There was an error reading malware ingest settings from file: " + settingsFile.getAbsolutePath(), ex);
-            }
-        }
-        
-        if (settings == null) {
-            settings = new MalwareIngestSettings();
-        }
-
-        return settings;
-    }
-
     private File getCTLicenseFile() {
         return Paths.get(PlatformUtil.getModuleConfigDirectory(), CT_SETTINGS_DIR, CT_LICENSE_FILENAME).toFile();
     }
diff --git a/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.form b/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.form
index e9886eadf2d766b814030073159482cd44000941..012ff3486c96ce2cd2f2d345feb81c90ba8f021e 100644
--- a/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.form
+++ b/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.form
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 
   <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignGridBagLayout"/>
   <SubComponents>
-    <Container class="javax.swing.JPanel" name="fileUploadPanel">
+    <Container class="javax.swing.JPanel" name="licenseInfoPanel">
       <Properties>
         <Property name="border" type="javax.swing.border.Border" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors2.BorderEditor">
           <Border info="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.border.TitledBorderInfo">
-            <TitledBorder title="File Upload">
-              <ResourceString PropertyName="titleX" bundle="com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties" key="CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.fileUploadPanel.border.title" replaceFormat="org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
+            <TitledBorder title="&lt;CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.licenseInfoPanel.border.title&gt;">
+              <ResourceString PropertyName="titleX" bundle="com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties" key="CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.licenseInfoPanel.border.title" replaceFormat="org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
             </TitledBorder>
           </Border>
         </Property>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
             </Constraint>
           </Constraints>
         </Component>
-        <Container class="javax.swing.JPanel" name="licenseInfoPanel">
+        <Container class="javax.swing.JPanel" name="licenseInfoPanel1">
           <AuxValues>
             <AuxValue name="JavaCodeGenerator_VariableLocal" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="true"/>
             <AuxValue name="JavaCodeGenerator_VariableModifier" type="java.lang.Integer" value="0"/>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
           <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignGridBagLayout"/>
           <SubComponents>
-            <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="licenseInfoMessageLabel">
+            <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="licenseInfoMessageLabel1">
               <Properties>
                 <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" editor="org.netbeans.modules.i18n.form.FormI18nStringEditor">
                   <ResourceString bundle="com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties" key="CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.licenseInfoMessageLabel.text" replaceFormat="org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
                 </Constraint>
               </Constraints>
             </Component>
-            <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="licenseInfoExpiresLabel">
+            <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="licenseInfoExpiresLabel1">
               <Properties>
                 <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" editor="org.netbeans.modules.i18n.form.FormI18nStringEditor">
                   <ResourceString bundle="com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties" key="CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.licenseInfoExpiresLabel.text" replaceFormat="org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
                 </Constraint>
               </Constraints>
             </Component>
-            <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="licenseInfoIdLabel">
+            <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="licenseInfoIdLabel1">
               <Properties>
                 <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" editor="org.netbeans.modules.i18n.form.FormI18nStringEditor">
                   <ResourceString bundle="com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties" key="CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.licenseInfoIdLabel.text" replaceFormat="org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
                 </Constraint>
               </Constraints>
             </Component>
-            <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="licenseInfoUserLabel">
+            <Component class="javax.swing.JLabel" name="licenseInfoUserLabel1">
               <Properties>
                 <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" editor="org.netbeans.modules.i18n.form.FormI18nStringEditor">
                   <ResourceString bundle="com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties" key="CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.licenseInfoUserLabel.text" replaceFormat="org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
                 </Constraint>
               </Constraints>
             </Component>
-            <Component class="javax.swing.JButton" name="licenseInfoAddButton">
+            <Component class="javax.swing.JButton" name="licenseInfoAddButton1">
               <Properties>
                 <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" editor="org.netbeans.modules.i18n.form.FormI18nStringEditor">
                   <ResourceString bundle="com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/Bundle.properties" key="CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.licenseInfoAddButton.text" replaceFormat="org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
diff --git a/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.java b/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.java
index cfc9057aa6267808975f34c3e18f523ae10746de..96732b1d3120b289acdb534b6d0357395d4b15de 100644
--- a/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.java
+++ b/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.java
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ public class CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel extends CTOptionsSubPanel {
     public CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel() {
         initComponents();
 
-        this.fileUploadPanel.setVisible(false);
-        
         this.addComponentListener(new ComponentAdapter() {
             @Override
             public void componentHidden(ComponentEvent e) {
@@ -121,7 +119,6 @@ public void componentShown(ComponentEvent e) {
     @Override
     public synchronized void saveSettings() {
         ctPersistence.saveLicenseResponse(getLicenseInfo());
-        ctPersistence.saveMalwareSettings(getIngestSettings());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -138,9 +135,6 @@ public synchronized void loadSettings() {
         if (licenseInfo != null) {
             loadMalwareScansInfo(licenseInfo);
         }
-
-        MalwareIngestSettings ingestSettings = ctPersistence.loadMalwareIngestSettings();
-        setIngestSettings(ingestSettings);
     }
 
     private static String getHtmlLink(String url) {
@@ -161,19 +155,7 @@ private void gotoLink(String url) {
 
     private synchronized LicenseResponse getLicenseInfo() {
         return this.licenseInfo == null ? null : this.licenseInfo.getLicenseResponse();
-    }
-
-    private MalwareIngestSettings getIngestSettings() {
-        return new MalwareIngestSettings()
-                .setUploadFiles(this.fileUploadCheckbox.isSelected());
-    }
-
-    private void setIngestSettings(MalwareIngestSettings ingestSettings) {
-        if (ingestSettings == null) {
-            ingestSettings = new MalwareIngestSettings();
-        }
-        this.fileUploadCheckbox.setSelected(ingestSettings.isUploadFiles());
-    }
+    }        
 
     private synchronized void setLicenseDisplay(LicenseInfo licenseInfo, String licenseMessage) {
         this.licenseInfo = licenseInfo;
@@ -243,8 +225,6 @@ private synchronized void loadMalwareScansInfo(LicenseInfo licenseInfo) {
     private void initComponents() {
         java.awt.GridBagConstraints gridBagConstraints;
 
-        fileUploadPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
-        fileUploadCheckbox = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
         malwareScansPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
         javax.swing.JLabel disclaimer = new javax.swing.JLabel();
         javax.swing.JPanel licenseInfoPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
@@ -266,35 +246,6 @@ private void initComponents() {
 
         setLayout(new java.awt.GridBagLayout());
 
-        fileUploadPanel.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.class, "CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.fileUploadPanel.border.title"))); // NOI18N
-        fileUploadPanel.setLayout(new java.awt.GridBagLayout());
-
-        fileUploadCheckbox.setSelected(true);
-        org.openide.awt.Mnemonics.setLocalizedText(fileUploadCheckbox, org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.class, "CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.fileUploadCheckbox.text")); // NOI18N
-        fileUploadCheckbox.setMaximumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(32767, 20));
-        fileUploadCheckbox.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
-            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
-                fileUploadCheckboxActionPerformed(evt);
-            }
-        });
-        gridBagConstraints = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
-        gridBagConstraints.gridx = 0;
-        gridBagConstraints.gridy = 0;
-        gridBagConstraints.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
-        gridBagConstraints.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.NORTHWEST;
-        gridBagConstraints.weightx = 1.0;
-        gridBagConstraints.weighty = 1.0;
-        gridBagConstraints.insets = new java.awt.Insets(5, 5, 5, 5);
-        fileUploadPanel.add(fileUploadCheckbox, gridBagConstraints);
-
-        gridBagConstraints = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
-        gridBagConstraints.gridx = 0;
-        gridBagConstraints.gridy = 0;
-        gridBagConstraints.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
-        gridBagConstraints.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.NORTHWEST;
-        gridBagConstraints.weightx = 1.0;
-        add(fileUploadPanel, gridBagConstraints);
-
         malwareScansPanel.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.class, "CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.malwareScansPanel.border.title"))); // NOI18N
         malwareScansPanel.setLayout(new java.awt.GridBagLayout());
 
@@ -309,6 +260,7 @@ public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
         gridBagConstraints.insets = new java.awt.Insets(5, 5, 5, 5);
         malwareScansPanel.add(disclaimer, gridBagConstraints);
 
+        licenseInfoPanel.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.class, "CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.licenseInfoPanel.border.title"))); // NOI18N
         licenseInfoPanel.setLayout(new java.awt.GridBagLayout());
 
         org.openide.awt.Mnemonics.setLocalizedText(licenseInfoMessageLabel, org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.class, "CTMalwareScannerOptionsPanel.licenseInfoMessageLabel.text")); // NOI18N
@@ -507,10 +459,6 @@ private void licenseInfoAddButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_licenseInfoAddButtonActionPerformed
 
-    private void fileUploadCheckboxActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_fileUploadCheckboxActionPerformed
-        this.firePropertyChange(OptionsPanelController.PROP_CHANGED, null, null);
-    }//GEN-LAST:event_fileUploadCheckboxActionPerformed
-
     private void purchaseLinkMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_purchaseLinkMouseClicked
         gotoLink(PURCHASE_URL);
     }//GEN-LAST:event_purchaseLinkMouseClicked
@@ -730,15 +678,12 @@ public AuthTokenFetcher(DecryptedLicenseResponse decryptedLicense) {
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected AuthTokenResponse doInBackground() throws Exception, CTCloudException {
+        protected AuthTokenResponse doInBackground() throws Exception {
             if (this.isCancelled()) {
                 return null;
             }
-            try {
-                return ctApiDAO.getAuthToken(decryptedLicense);
-            } catch (CTCloudException ex) {
-                return null;
-            }
+            
+            return ctApiDAO.getAuthToken(decryptedLicense);           
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/MalwareIngestSettings.java b/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/MalwareIngestSettings.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 11e671d56106a92b37696b0caefc1f89770092d8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Core/src/com/basistech/df/cybertriage/autopsy/ctoptions/ctcloud/MalwareIngestSettings.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Autopsy Forensic Browser
- *
- * Copyright 2023 Basis Technology Corp.
- * Contact: carrier <at> sleuthkit <dot> org
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package com.basistech.df.cybertriage.autopsy.ctoptions.ctcloud;
-
-/**
- * Settings for the malware ingest module.
- */
-public class MalwareIngestSettings {
-
-    private boolean uploadFiles = true;
-
-    public boolean isUploadFiles() {
-        return uploadFiles;
-    }
-
-    public MalwareIngestSettings setUploadFiles(boolean uploadFiles) {
-        this.uploadFiles = uploadFiles;
-        return this;
-    }
-
-}